snicked

Made small cut

Snicked is the past tense of snick, meaning to make a small, sharp clicking sound or to cut with a quick, light stroke.

A latch snicks shut; scissors snick through paper.

In cricket, to snick the ball is to deflect it with a glancing edge of the bat: He snicked it through the slips for four.

cutting

snip

Small quick cut

slice · trim · shear · slit · gash · incision · scissors · blade · edge · razor

furtive

slipped

Lost traction momentarily

  • creptMoved slowly, furtively
  • stoleTook without permission
  • slinkedMoved quietly, avoiding detection

darted · ducked · sidled · skulked · inched · tiptoed · quiet · unnoticed · subtle · swift

cricket

deflection

Change in trajectory

  • glanceBrief, casual look
  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • batFlying mammal or sports club

wicket · slip · catch · boundary · stroke · batting · flick · touch · delivery · ball

latch

click

Brief sharp noise

  • latchDoor-securing catch
  • lockMechanism requiring a key
  • catchSeize or snag

bolt · fastener · door · gate · clasp · snap · secure · close · shut · engage

Opposites
sound volume/force of closing

snickedslammed

Closed with violent force

banged · crashed · thundered · clanged · smashed

manner of cutting

snickedslashed

Cut with force

hacked · gashed · sliced · cleaved · chopped

cricket shot contact

snickedmiddled

Hit toward center

timed · drove · smashed · creamed · belted

Family

snickering, snick, snicking, snicks

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G