Definition Conjugation
Definition of snick - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
soundintr. Rare UK make a small sharp noiseintr. Rare UK
- The door latch snicked quietly as she closed it.
2.
actiontr. Rare cut slightly with a sharp edgetr. Rare
- He snicked the paper with his scissors.
3.
crickettr. TECH. UK hit the ball with the bat's edgetr. TECH. UK
- He snicked the ball to the wicketkeeper.
Noun
1.
soundRare sharp clicking soundRare
- The door closed with a snick.
2.
sportTECH. UK small deflection of the ball in cricketTECH. UK
- The batsman was caught out after a snick.
3.
marksRare small cut or mark on a surfaceRare
- He noticed a snick on the table's edge.
Images of snick
small cut or mark on a surface
Expressions with snick
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hit the ball with the bat's edge in cricket
The batsman managed to snick off to the keeper.
Origin of snick
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Examples of snick in a sentence
I heard the scissors snick as she cut the paper. She snicked the fabric to make a small tear. The barber snicked a bit of hair off the top. She managed to snick the ball past the slips. The batsman snicked it, resulting in an easy catch. The lock clicked with a snick as it was secured.
I heard a snick when the camera shutter closed. The snick was barely audible to the umpire. He edged the ball with a snick to the slips. The carpenter found a snick on the wooden plank. She accidentally made a snick on the glass surface.
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- French:claquer, claquement, ...
- German:klicken, Klick, ...
- Italian:scricchiolare, clic, ...
- Spanish:crujir, chasquido, ...
- Portuguese:estalar, estalo, ...
- Chinese:发出轻微的咔嗒声, 咔嗒声, ...
- Japanese:カチッと音を立てる, カチッ, ...
- Arabic:طَقَّ, نَقْر, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַשְׁמִיעַ רַעַשׁ חַד קָטָן, נְקִישָׁה, ...
- Russian:щелкнуть, щелчок, ...
- Ukrainian:клацнути, клацання, ...
- Hindi:चटख, खटाक, ...
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