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- [snik]
- /snɪk/
- /snɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snik]
- /snɪk/
Definitions of snick word
- verb with object snick to cut, snip, or nick. 1
- verb with object snick to strike sharply: He snicked the ball with his cue. 1
- verb with object snick to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.). 1
- verb without object snick to click. 1
- noun snick a small cut; nick. 1
- noun snick a click. 1
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Origin of snick
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; origin uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off), Old Norse snikka to whittle
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Parts of speech for Snick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snick
verb snick
- chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- crack off — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- hacked — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- hacking — a rack for drying food, as fish.
- hackle — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
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