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snig

/snɪɡ/

snig verb: to drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.

Verb

snig (third-person singular simple present snigs, present participle snigging, simple past and past participle snigged)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
  2. (UK, dialectal) To sneak.
  3. (UK, dialectal) To chop off; to cut.

Noun

snig (plural snigs)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A small eel

Forms of snig

Verb
third-person singular presentsnigs
present participlesnigging
past participlesnigged
pastsnigged
Noun
pluralsnigs

Origin of snig

Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *snigilaz or *snagilaz, whence snail.

Words formed from snig

Words that rhyme with snig

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Questions about snig

What does snig mean?
Snig means to drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
What part of speech is snig?
Snig can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce snig?
Snig is pronounced /snɪɡ/.
What is the past tense of snig?
The past tense of snig is snigged.

Words near snig in the dictionary

  1. snifters
  2. snifting
  3. snifting valve
  4. snifting valves
  5. snifts
  6. snig
  7. snigg
  8. snigged
  9. snigger
  10. sniggered
  11. sniggerer

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