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✂️ To cut slightly 🏏 A light hit 🏏 To hit lightly ✂️ A small cut
snick

snick

9.8
A faint sound when the ball just touches the bat's edge
  • noun
  • /snɪk/
  • UK
translation icon : roce
  • Bowling an outswing delivery that deviates to outside off-stump increases the possibility of a snick (catch) to the keeper, to the slips, or gully fieldsmen.

Examples

  • The batsman edged the ball with a slight snick, sending it straight to the wicketkeeper.

  • A crucial snick towards the slips led to the team's first wicket of the match.

  • He heard the distinct sound of a snick as the ball made contact with the bat.

How Strong

hit
459 1.0
snick
  • UK
9.8
to touch
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

snick singular
snicks plural

Etymology

Snick in cricket comes from the tiny, sharp sound when the ball just brushes the bat, like a quiet 'snick' on the edge. So a snick is a faint contact that shows the ball has hit the bat.