Snick (Noun)

A small cut.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The razor nicked my skin, leaving a small snick that stung for a few minutes.
She cut her finger on the broken glass, but fortunately it was just a tiny snick.
After a few days, the scab fell off, revealing a tiny snick that would soon heal.
The kitchen knife slipped and left a small snick on my thumb as I chopped the vegetables.
The doctor cleaned and bandaged the snick on my knee, instructing me to keep it dry for the rest of the day.

A glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The batsman was out after a gentle snick to the slips, the umpire's decision upheld by the third umpire after a caught-behind appeal.
The top-edged snick flew high over the wicket-keeper's head for four.
A faint snick carried all the way to the keeper, making it an easy catch for the bowler.
The bowler celebrated after getting the batsman out caught behind off a thin snick.
A delicate snick off the outside edge found its way into the safe hands of the first slip fielder.