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verb (used with object)
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.).
verb (used without object)
4.
to click.
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Snick
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noun
5.
a small cut; nick.
6.
a click.
7.
Cricket.
a.
a glancing blow given to the ball.
b.
the ball so hit.
Origin:
1550–60; origin uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off), Old Norse snikka to whittle
1550–60; origin uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off), Old Norse snikka to whittle
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Word Origin & History
snick
1962, Amer.Eng., from common pronunciation of SNCC, acronym for "Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee," black civil rights organization.
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