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SNICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("snick" is a kind of...):
contact; physical contact (the act of touching physically)
Holonyms ("snick" is a part of...):
cricket (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)
Derivation:
snick (hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small cut
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("snick" is a kind of...):
cut; cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge)
Derivation:
snick (cut slightly, with a razor)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they snick ... he / she / it snicks
Past simple: snicked
Past participle: snicked
-ing form: snicking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cut slightly, with a razor
Example:
The barber's knife nicked his cheek
Synonyms:
nick; snick
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "snick" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
snick (a small cut)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "snick" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Domain category:
cricket (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
snick (a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat)
