snick

UK: /snɪk/ US: (snik)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

snick  (snik), 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.

n. 

5. a small cut;
   nick.
6. a click.
7. Sport [Cricket.]
   • a glancing blow given to the ball.
   • the ball so hit.

• 1550–60; origin, originally uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off ), Old Norse snikka to whittle

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snick / snɪk/ noun

1. a small cut; notch
2. a glancing blow off the edge of the bat
3. the ball so hit

verb (transitive)

1. to cut a small corner or notch in (material, etc)
2. to hit (the ball) with a snick

Etymology: 18th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snikka to whittle, Swedish snicka