snick

Plural: snicks

Noun

• a small cut
• a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
• 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.
• A sharp clicking sound.

Verb

Verb Forms: snicked, snicking, snicks

• To make a small, sharp cut or nick.
• hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
• cut slightly, with a razor
• To cut or snip.
• To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.
• To make something click, to make a clicking noise.
• Alternative form of sneck

Examples

• With a quick SNICK of the pencil, he scored his points.

Synonyms

nick, notch, edge

Anagrams of snick