Snick
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cut or snip to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection to make something click, to make a clicking noise
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch a sharp clicking sound
Notch
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cut a notch in somethingTo record a score etcetera by making notches on somethingTo join by means of notchesTo achieve something
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A V-shaped cut.Such a cut, used for keeping a recordAn indentation.A mountain pass.A level or degree.
Example sentence: I didn't go into the NASA program to pick up rocks or to go the moon or anything else. I went in there because I was a military officer, and that was the next notch in my profession.