sneck

(snɛk)

1. (Building) a small squared stone used in a rubble wall to fill spaces between stones of different height

2. dialect chiefly Scot and Northern English the latch or catch of a door or gate

dialect chiefly Scot and Northern English to fasten (a latch)

[C15 snekk, of uncertain origin]

sneck

(snɛk)

n, vb

a Scot word for snick

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sneck

Past participle: snecked
Gerund: snecking

Imperative
sneck
sneck

Present
I sneck
you sneck
he/she/it snecks
we sneck
you sneck
they sneck

Preterite
I snecked
you snecked
he/she/it snecked
we snecked
you snecked
they snecked

Present Continuous
I am snecking
you are snecking
he/she/it is snecking
we are snecking
you are snecking
they are snecking

Present Perfect
I have snecked
you have snecked
he/she/it has snecked
we have snecked
you have snecked
they have snecked

Past Continuous
I was snecking
you were snecking
he/she/it was snecking
we were snecking
you were snecking
they were snecking

Past Perfect
I had snecked
you had snecked
he/she/it had snecked
we had snecked
you had snecked
they had snecked

Future
I will sneck
you will sneck
he/she/it will sneck
we will sneck
you will sneck
they will sneck

Future Perfect
I will have snecked
you will have snecked
he/she/it will have snecked
we will have snecked
you will have snecked
they will have snecked

Future Continuous
I will be snecking
you will be snecking
he/she/it will be snecking
we will be snecking
you will be snecking
they will be snecking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snecking
you have been snecking
he/she/it has been snecking
we have been snecking
you have been snecking
they have been snecking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snecking
you will have been snecking
he/she/it will have been snecking
we will have been snecking
you will have been snecking
they will have been snecking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snecking
you had been snecking
he/she/it had been snecking
we had been snecking
you had been snecking
they had been snecking

Conditional
I would sneck
you would sneck
he/she/it would sneck
we would sneck
you would sneck
they would sneck

Past Conditional
I would have snecked
you would have snecked
he/she/it would have snecked
we would have snecked
you would have snecked
they would have snecked

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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