Definitions for sicsɪk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sicsɪk(v.t.)sicked; sicced; sick•ing; sic•cing.

or sick 2

  1. to attack (used esp. in commanding a dog):

    Sic 'em!

  2. to incite to attack (usu. fol. by on).

Origin of sic:

1835–45; var. of seek

sic*sɪk(adj.)

  1. such.

    Category: Scottish

* Chiefly Scot..

Origin of sic:

1325–75

sic*sik; Eng. sɪk(adv.)

  1. so; thus: usu. placed within brackets to denote that a wording has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: He signed his name as e. e. cummings

    Category: Foreign Term

* Latin..

Origin of sic:

sic

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sic, set(adverb)

    urge to attack someone

    "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"

  2. sic(adverb)

    intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sic(adj)

    such

  2. Sic(adverb)

    thus


Translations for sic

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

posh(adjective)

of a superior type or class

a posh family; posh clothes.

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