Thesaurus: snick

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1. n. A small cut or mark.
2. n. A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
3. n. A knot or irregularity in yarn.
4. n. A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
5. v. t. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
6. v. t. To hit (a ball) lightly.
7. n. & v. t. See Sneck.
8. n. a small cut
9. n. a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
10. v. hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
11. v. cut slightly, with a razor
12. 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. Snick and snee Etym: [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] Wiseman. 1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley. 2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor. See Sneck. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck. Give him money, George, and let him go snick up. Beau & Fl.