sic

¹sic

\ˈsik\

Definition of SIC

chiefly Scottish variant of such

²sic

transitive verb \ˈsik\

sicced also sicked \ˈsikt\ sic·cing also sick·ing

Definition of SIC

1

: chase, attack —usually used as a command especially to a dog <sic 'em>

2

: to incite or urge to an attack, pursuit, or harassment : set <sicced their lawyers on me>

Variants of SIC

sic also sick \ˈsik\

Examples of SIC

1. <commanded the pit bull to “sic 'em”>

Origin of SIC

alteration of seek

First Known Use: 1845

Related to SIC

Synonyms

assail, assault, beset, bushwhack, charge, descend (on or upon), go in (on), jump (on), pounce (on or upon), raid, rush, set on, attack (also sick), storm, strike, trash, turn (on)

Related Words

bum-rush, gang up (on), mob, swarm; mug, rob; ambuscade, ambush, surprise (also surprize), waylay; blitz, bomb, bombard, nuke; barrage, cannon, cannonade; bang away (at), batter, buffet, plaster; beleaguer, besiege, press; harry, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack; foray, invade, overrun; envelop, flank

Near Antonyms

cover, defend, guard, protect, secure, shield

Rhymes with SIC

brick, chick, click, crick, creek, Dick, flick, Frick, hick, kick, KWIC, lick, mick, nick, pic, pick, prick, quick, rick, Schick, shtick, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, wick

³sic

adverb \ˈsik, ˈsēk\

Definition of SIC

: intentionally so written —used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original <said he seed [sic] it all>

Origin of SIC

Latin, so, thus — more at so

First Known Use: circa 1859

Rhymes with SIC

beak, bleak, cheek, chic, cleek, clique, creak, creek, Creek, eke, flic, freak, geek, gleek, Greek, keek, leak, leek, meek, peak, peek, peke, pic, pique, reek, screak, seek, sheikh, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, steek, streak, streek, teak, tweak, weak, week