sneck
sneck · snecks · snecked · snecking
To latch, to lockTo latch, to lock.
/snɛk/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To latch, to lock.
(transitive)To cut.
Origin
From Middle English snek, sneke, snekke, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots sneck. PoFrom Middle English snek, sneke, snekke, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots sneck. Possibly from Old English *snecce, from Proto-West Germanic *snakikā, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *snak- (“to blow; sniff; nibble”) and thus related to English snatch.
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Forms
snecks, snecking, snecked, sneckedWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle