snick Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small cut
    nick; notch.
  2. noun a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
  3. verb hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
  4. verb cut slightly, with a razor
    nick.
    • The barber's knife nicked his cheek

WordNet

Snick noun
Etymology
Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.
Definitions
  1. A small cut or mark.
  2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
  3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight.
  4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. Wiseman.
Snick transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Snicked ; present participle & verbal noun Snicking
Definitions
  1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley.
  2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor.
Snick noun & transitive verb
Definitions
  1. See Sneck. Prov. Eng. & Scot.

Webster 1913