snick

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: notchnick

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a small cutSynonyms: notchnick
  2. a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat

Verb (2)

  1. hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
  2. cut slightly, with a razor“The barber's knife nicked his cheek”Synonyms: nick
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Snick \Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.]

1.A small cut or mark. [1913 Webster]

2.(Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional. [1913 Webster]

3.(Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

4.(Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. [1913 Webster]

Snick and snee [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]

Snick \Snick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking.]

1.To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. --H. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

2.(Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. --R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster]

Snick \Snick\, n. & v. t. See Sneck. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]

Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck. [1913 Webster]

Give him money, George, and let him go snick up.— Beau. & Fl.[1913 Webster]
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