snick

Slight sharp incision

A snick is a small, sharp sound—the click of a latch catching, a lock turning, or scissors closing: The door snicked shut behind her.

To snick is to make this sound or to cut with a quick, precise motion.

In cricket, a snick is a slight deflection of the ball off the bat's edge.

cut

nick

Shallow surface cut

slash · gash · score · incision · slice · edge · blade · razor · sharp · small

cricket

edge

Boundary or sharpness

ball · wicket · stumps · slip · catch · delivery · bowler · batsman · innings · crease

click

latch

Door-securing catch

  • catchSeize or snag
  • claspSecuring device that clicks
  • snapSudden sharp sound

click · fasten · engage · lock · close · shut · mechanism · tongue · striker · plate

Opposites
cut size/depth

snickgash

Deep, ragged incision

slash · gouge · laceration · deep cut · cleave

sound volume/intensity

snickcrash

Sudden violent impact

bang · boom · blast · clang · slam

CONTACT FORCE (cricket)

snickdrive

Operate a vehicle

clean hit · smash

Family

snicker, snickers, snicked, snicking, snicks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G