snick

verb

1. (transitive)To cut or snip.

   “I reached out and snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve.”

2. To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.
3. To make something click, to make a clicking noise.
4. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of sneck

noun

1. A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch.
2. A small cut or mark.

   “Once the furore had been dampened, the minuscule snick on Billy's knee covered in a Superman plaster[…], I found my mind flashing through multiple matters, like that of a drowning person, only more optimistic.”

3. A knot or irregularity in yarn.
4. A sharp clicking sound.

   “Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick.”

5. (US, historical)A member of the SNCC.

   “Despite differences in race and social background, they and hundreds of other Snicks joined together to commit themselves to defeating the powerful, often sadistic racism that had denied southern blacks equality with whites since the end of the Civil War a century earlier.”