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   snick

   /snɪk/

   verb

   • 1. cut a small notch or incision in (something): "the stem can be carefully snicked to allow the bud to swell"
   • ▪ deflect (the ball) slightly with the edge of the bat; deflect a ball delivered by (a bowler) in this way: "he scored 23 before he snicked Snell's out-swinger"
   • 2. cause (something) to make a sharp clicking sound: "he placed the pen in the briefcase and snicked it shut"
   • ▪ make a sharp clicking sound: "the bolt snicked into place"

   noun

   • 1. a small notch or cut: "he had several shaving snicks"
   • ▪ a slight deflection of the ball by the bat.
   • 2. a sharp click: "he heard the snick of the latch"

   Word Origin late 17th century: probably from obsolete snick or snee ‘fight with knives’.

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   What is SNICK?

   • (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch. A small cut or mark. A knot or irregularity in yarn. To make something click, to make a clicking noise. A sharp clicking sound. Alternative form of sneck. Probably from snick or snee. Imitative.

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   What is a SNICK in cricket?

   • (plural snicks) (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch A small cut or mark. A knot or irregularity in yarn.

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   What does Nick mean?

   • to cut, snip, or nick. He snicked the ball with his cue. to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.). to click. a small cut; nick. a click. Cricket. a glancing blow given to the ball. the ball so hit. There's blamed liars round here snick'rin' in their whiskers, and sayin' that you've backed me down.

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   When did SNICK & Snee come out?

   • probably from obsolete snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting — more at snickersnee imitative circa 1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 circa 1775, in the meaning defined above 1828, in the meaning defined above circa 1886, in the meaning defined above “Snick.”

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   How did the skeans Snick a lock in the front door?

   • The skeans snicked back into the clasps of their cloaks. It shut with a sharp snick, and there followed a long silence, broken only by the whimpering of the dogs. None of them heard the gentle snick of the lock in the front door. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   Why did the umpire Snick a button?

   • The umpire couldn't hear the snick and, to everyone's astonishment, gave him not out. Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick. With a clumsy motion of a long hairy arm he reached out and snicked on the button, then placed himself within its deadly range.

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   Snick can be a verb meaning to cut slightly or a noun meaning a small cut or a click. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of snick from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Snick is a verb or noun that means hitting the ball off the edge of the bat in cricket. Learn how to use it in sentences with examples from various sources.

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   Snick definition: to cut, snip, or nick.. See examples of SNICK used in a sentence.

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   noun. a small cut. synonyms: nick, notch. see more. verb. hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat. see more. noun. a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat.

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   Snick is a noun or verb that means a small cut, notch, or nick, or to make one. It is also used in cricket to describe a glancing blow or the ball so hit.

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   Snick is a verb that means to cut with short strokes, to make a small cut in, or to cause something to click. It can also be a noun for a small cut or a cricket term for a glancing blow.

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   Snick is a verb that means to cut with short strokes, nick, or make a click. It can also be a noun for a small cut, notch, or deflection of the ball in cricket.