snick

n 1: a small cut [syn: {notch}, {nick}]

2: a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket

bat

v 1: hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat, in cricket

2: cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his

cheeck" [syn: {nick}]

nick

[IRC] nickname. On {IRC}, every user must pick a nick, which

is sometimes the user's real name or login name, but is often

more fanciful. Compare {handle}.

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