"snig" meaning in English

See snig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /snɪɡ/ Audio: en-au-snig.ogg [Australia] Forms: snigs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Etymology: Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *snigilaz or *snagilaz, whence snail. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*snigilaz}} Proto-Germanic *snigilaz Head templates: {{en-noun}} snig (plural snigs)
  1. (UK, dialect) A small eel Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snig-en-noun-mRyZ5GB2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Eels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 24 24 28 Disambiguation of Eels: 60 9 10 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sniggle
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /snɪɡ/ Audio: en-au-snig.ogg [Australia] Forms: snigs [present, singular, third-person], snigging [participle, present], snigged [participle, past], snigged [past]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Head templates: {{en-verb}} snig (third-person singular simple present snigs, present participle snigging, simple past and past participle snigged)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, forestry) To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-snig-en-verb-RNP5lqs- Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, Forestry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 24 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 33 22 25 Topics: business, forestry
  2. (UK, dialect) To sneak. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snig-en-verb-A1CUz9ZM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 24 24 28
  3. (UK, dialect) To chop off; to cut. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snig-en-verb-Iz5Syi7k Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 24 24 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sniggle
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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