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Notch vs Snick - What's the difference?

notch | snick |

As nouns the difference between notch and snick

is that notch is a v-shaped cut while snick is (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch or snick can be a sharp clicking sound.

As verbs the difference between notch and snick

is that notch is to cut a notch in (something) while snick is to cut or snip or snick can be to make something click, to make a clicking noise or snick can be .

notch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A V-shaped cut.
  • Such a cut, used for keeping a record
    • ''The notches in that tribe's warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies.
  • An indentation.
  • A mountain pass; a defile
  • (informal) A level or degree.
    • ''This car is a notch better than the other.
  • * 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk , 20 June:
    • A better team might also have done more to expose Uruguay’s occasionally brittle defence, but England’s speed of thought and movement in their attacking positions was a good notch or two down from the Italy game.

    Derived terms

    * notch on one's bedpost, notch on the bedpost * notchback * notchboard * top notch

    Verb

    (es)
  • To cut a notch in (something).
  • To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
    • The tribe's hunters notch their kills by notches on each's axe's handle.
  • To join by means of notches.
  • To achieve (something).
    • The team notched a pair of shutout wins on Sunday.
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    • Derived terms

    * notcher * notchy

    snick

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably from snick or snee .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut or snip
  • :*1966': I reached out and ' snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. — John Fowles, ‘The Magus’
  • (cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
  • A small cut or mark.
  • A knot or irregularity in yarn.
    • (Knight)

    Etymology 2

    Imitative.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make something click, to make a clicking noise

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a sharp clicking sound
  • :*1893': Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic ' snick . — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.698)

    • Etymology 3

    Verb

    (en verb)

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