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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:

nick; notch; snick

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) 

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)

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