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Antonyms for snick

Grammar : Verb
Spell : snik
Phonetic Transcription : snɪk

Definition of snick

Origin :
  • 1962, American English, from common pronunciation of SNCC, initialism for "Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee," black civil rights organization.
  • As in chip : verb knock a piece out of
Example sentences :
  • Is this something you dreamed, Snick,” says I, “or is it a sample of your megaphone talk?
  • Extract from : « Odd Numbers » by Sewell Ford
  • The stranger bent over him; then the deft “snick” of a sharp knife.
  • Extract from : « Renshaw Fanning's Quest » by Bertram Mitford
  • The snick of the key came next and they came into the hallway.
  • Extract from : « The Fourth R » by George Oliver Smith
  • I heard the snick of the whips somewhere in the dust, and the fillies came back at a canter, very shocked and indignant.
  • Extract from : « From Sea to Sea » by Rudyard Kipling
  • A good drive at golf is quite as fine a thing to look at as a snick to the boundary on the cricket field.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of the Links » by Henry Leach
  • "Snick up," according to Mr. Collier, is said to be "a term of contempt," of which the precise meaning seems to have been lost.
  • Extract from : « Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850 » by Various
  • These quotations will clearly show that "sneck" or "snick" applies to a door; and that to sneck a door is to shut it.
  • Extract from : « Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850 » by Various
  • One straight incision, one snick of a tendon, and it was all over without a stain on the white towel which lay beneath.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Red Lamp » by Various
  • Both boys are batting steadily; no more boundary hits; a snick here, a snack there—and then—merciful Heavens!
  • Extract from : « The Hill » by Horace Annesley Vachell
  • Now look at the latest returns on the career of my old grammar school chum, Snick Butters.
  • Extract from : « Odd Numbers » by Sewell Ford

Synonyms for snick

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