[snick] vb [prob. fr. obs. snick or snee to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting--more at snickersnee] vt (ca. 1700) 1 archaic: to cut through
2: to cut slightly: nick ~ vi: to perform a light cutting action
[2]snick n (ca. 1775): a small cut: nick [3]snick vb [imit.] (1828): click [4]snick n (ca. 1886): a slight often metallic sound: click