Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To cut or snip.

    cut slightly, with a razor

  2. To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.

    hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat

  3. To make something click, to make a clicking noise.

Origin

Probably from snick or snee.

Probably from snick or snee.

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Forms

snicks, snicking, snicked, snicked
Base formsnick · to snick
3rd person singularsnicks
Present participlesnicking
Past simplesnicked
Past participlesnicked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysnick
he, she, itsnicks

Past simpleLesson

all personssnicked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave snicked
he, she, ithas snicked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill snick

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • cut slightly, with a razor:nick

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsnicker

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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