# snick or snee

> English word · Verb · IPA /snɪk ɔː sniː/

## Definitions
1. To cut or thrust while fighting with a knife; to use a knife as a weapon.

## Etymology
From Dutch steken of snijden (literally “to stab or cut”). The initial st- later assimilated to the sn- of snick.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snick-or-snee