Snick (Verb)
Meaning 1
Hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The batsman managed to snick the ball through the slips for a boundary.
- He snicked the fast bowler for four runs with a firmly played late cut.
- Unfortunately for him, the opposing wicket-keeper claimed a catch after the ball appeared to snick off his bat.
- Trying to play a delicate late cut, he nearly snicked the ball to the gully fielder.
- In his excitement, he snicked the ball past the first slip fielder and towards the fine leg boundary.
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Meaning 2
Cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The surgeon's scalpel snicked through the tissue with precision, revealing the underlying muscle.
- As he shaved, the razor snicked against the sharp edge of his jawbone, causing a small cut.
- The knife snicked through the rope with a sharp snapping sound, releasing the captive.
- The craft knife snicked along the paper's edge, leaving a clean and even cut.
- The sharp blade snicked through the delicate fabric, narrowly avoiding a vital seam.