snick

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snick

(snĭk)

v. snicked, snick·ing, snicks

v.tr.

1. To cut with short strokes; snip: snicked off a corner of the material.

2. To make a small cut in; nick.

3. To cause (something) to click: I snicked the door shut.

v.intr.

1. To snip: snicked with the shears.

2. To make a nick or nicks.

3. To click: The latch snicked open.

1. A cut made by snicking.

2. A clicking sound: "I heard a little snick and a flashlight came on" (Anthony Hyde).

[Origin unknown.]

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snick

(snɪk)

1. a small cut; notch

2. (Textiles) a knot in thread, etc

3. (Cricket) cricket

a. a glancing blow off the edge of the bat

b. the ball so hit

vb (tr)

4. to cut a small corner or notch in (material, etc)

5. (Cricket) cricket to hit (the ball) with a snick

[C18: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snikka to whittle, Swedish snicka]

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snick

(snɪk)

v.t.

1. to cut, snip, or nick.

2. to strike sharply: He snicked the ball with his cue.

3. to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.).

v.i.

4. to click.

5. a small cut; nick.

6. a click.

[1550–60; orig. uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut off]

snick

Past participle: snicked
Gerund: snicking

Imperative
snick
snick

Present
I snick
you snick
he/she/it snicks
we snick
you snick
they snick

Preterite
I snicked
you snicked
he/she/it snicked
we snicked
you snicked
they snicked

Present Continuous
I am snicking
you are snicking
he/she/it is snicking
we are snicking
you are snicking
they are snicking

Present Perfect
I have snicked
you have snicked
he/she/it has snicked
we have snicked
you have snicked
they have snicked

Past Continuous
I was snicking
you were snicking
he/she/it was snicking
we were snicking
you were snicking
they were snicking

Past Perfect
I had snicked
you had snicked
he/she/it had snicked
we had snicked
you had snicked
they had snicked

Future
I will snick
you will snick
he/she/it will snick
we will snick
you will snick
they will snick

Future Perfect
I will have snicked
you will have snicked
he/she/it will have snicked
we will have snicked
you will have snicked
they will have snicked

Future Continuous
I will be snicking
you will be snicking
he/she/it will be snicking
we will be snicking
you will be snicking
they will be snicking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snicking
you have been snicking
he/she/it has been snicking
we have been snicking
you have been snicking
they have been snicking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snicking
you will have been snicking
he/she/it will have been snicking
we will have been snicking
you will have been snicking
they will have been snicking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snicking
you had been snicking
he/she/it had been snicking
we had been snicking
you had been snicking
they had been snicking

Conditional
I would snick
you would snick
he/she/it would snick
we would snick
you would snick
they would snick

Past Conditional
I would have snicked
you would have snicked
he/she/it would have snicked
we would have snicked
you would have snicked
they would have snicked

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Noun	1.	snick - a small cut nick, notch cutting, cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
	2.	snick - a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat physical contact, contact - the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch" cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
Verb	1.	snick - hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	2.	snick - cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" nick cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

Translations

colpire obliquamente forte colpo incisione

snick

[snɪk]

A. N

1. (= cut) → corte m, tijeretada f

2. (Sport) → toque m ligero

B. VT

1. (= cut) → cortar (un poco), tijeretear
to snick sth off → cortar algo con un movimiento rápido

2. (Sport) [+ ball] → desviar ligeramente

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snick

n (= small cut) → Kerbe f

vt (with razor) → schneiden; (with knife) → schnitzen; (with tweezers) → zupfen; (Cricket) ball → auf Kante schlagen

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