Word BookShort entry

Snick

noun/snˈɪk/

Definition

a small cut

a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈɪk/.

Examples

The barber's knife nicked his cheek

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nick notch

Parts of Speech

noun	a small cut
noun	a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
verb	hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
verb	cut slightly, with a razor “The barber's knife nicked his cheek”

Word Forms

notch	verb	notch a surface to record something
nick	verb	cut a nick into
snick	verb	cut slightly, with a razor
snick	noun	a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
nick	noun	a small cut

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kicher

ein kleiner Schnitt

🇫🇷French

petite entaille

une petite coupure

🇪🇸Spanish

corte

un pequeño corte

🇳🇱Dutch

snik

een klein sneetje

🇷🇺Russian

щелкнуть

небольшой разрез

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झलकना

एक छोटा सा कट

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নিক

একটি ছোট কাটা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிரிப்பு

ஒரு சிறிய வெட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరునవ్వు

ఒక చిన్న కట్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्निक

एक लहान कट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નિક

એક નાનો કટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕ್ಕ

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നിക്ക്

ഒരു ചെറിയ കട്ട്

🇵🇰Urdu

سنک

ایک چھوٹا سا کٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯尼克

一个小切口

🇯🇵Japanese

くすくす

小さな切り傷

🇰🇷Korean

우스꽝스러운

작은 상처

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cười khúc khích

một vết cắt nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

สนิค

ตัดเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekek

potongan kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

kumadyot

isang maliit na hiwa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سنيك

قطع صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

اسنیک

یک برش کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

kısacık

küçük bir kesim

🇮🇱Hebrew

סניק

חתך קטן

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'snick'?

The primary meaning of 'snick' is 'a small cut'.

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Using 'snick' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'snick' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'snick' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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