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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sic1 or sick /sɪk/USA pronunciation v., sicked or sicced (sikt), sick•ing or sic•cing. - to attack (used esp. in commanding a dog):[~ + object]Sic 'em, Bruno!
- to urge or order (a person or animal) to attack:[~ + object + on + object]He sicced his gang on the local store owners.
sic /sɪk/USA pronunciation adv. [Latin.]- Foreign Terms(used within brackets to show that a word or phrase has been written intentionally or has been quoted just as it was in the original, even though it looks odd or mistaken) like this;
so:The poet signed his name as e. e. cummings [sic]. The sign read "Good English is speaking [sic] here.''
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sic1 (sik),USA pronunciation v.t., sicked or sicced (sikt),USA pronunciation sick•ing or sic•cing. - to attack (used esp. in commanding a dog):Sic 'em!
- to incite to attack (usually fol. by on).
Also, sick. sic2 (sik),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Scot.]- Scottish Termssuch.
- 1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots); see such
- Foreign Termsso;
thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim:He signed his name as e. e. cummings(sic).
SIC, [U.S. Govt.]- Economics, GovernmentStandard Industrial Classification: a system used by the federal government to classify business activities for analytical and reporting purposes.
Sic., - Sicilian.
- Place NamesSicily.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sic /sɪk/ adv - so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed
Etymology: Latin sic /sɪk/ vb (sics, sicking, sicked)(transitive)- to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog
- to urge (a dog) to attack
Etymology: 19th Century: dialect variant of seek |