snick
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cut, snip, or nick.
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to strike sharply.
He snicked the ball with his cue.
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to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.).
verb (used without object)
noun
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a small cut; nick.
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a click.
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Cricket.
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a glancing blow given to the ball.
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the ball so hit.
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noun
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a small cut; notch
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a knot in thread, etc
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cricket
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a glancing blow off the edge of the bat
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the ball so hit
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verb
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to cut a small corner or notch in (material, etc)
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cricket to hit (the ball) with a snick
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has snickedperfect 3rd person singular
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have snickedperfect
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have been snickingperfect progressive
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has been snickingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am snickingprogressive 1st person singular
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is snickingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are snickingprogressive
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snickssingular 3rd person
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snickingparticiple
Past
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had snickedperfect
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was snickingprogressive singular
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snickedsimple
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were snickingprogressive plural
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had been snickingperfect progressive
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snickedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of snick
1550–60; origin uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off ), Old Norse snikka to whittle
Example Sentences
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Haseeb Hameed's thin snick, Jack Leach bowled shouldering arms, Jonny Bairstow pinned lbw, Joe Root's edged drive, Mark Wood taken in the follow-through and Ollie Robinson snaffled at third slip.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
It snaps on the back of a caseless iPhone with a satisfying snick.
From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2021
It crunches around in the glass, and you can hear its eyes snick in their sockets as it anxiously looks all around your small apartment.
From Slate • May 30, 2020
Inside 10 overs Bancroft and Usman Khawaja were there as well, though in Khawaja’s case the third umpire had to be summoned to verify the snick.
From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2019
Gitl made a small snick of annoyance between her teeth and wiped up the spill with the edge of her apron.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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