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sic

/sɪk/verb, adverb1 syllable

Sic means: urge to attack someone.

Synonyms for sic1

verb, as in urge to attack someone

What does sic mean?2

verb

1

urge to attack someone“The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders”

adverb

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sic?22

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Sic in a sentence

  • If you trespass on his property, he'll sic his dogs on you.darinmex
  • Don't sic a dog on others or he might bite you.AlanF_US
  • If you don't leave, I'll sic my dogs on you.CK
  • Don't sic a dog. He might bite you.AlanF_US
  • Tom threatened to sic his dog on me.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sic

as a verb

past tense
sicced
past participle
sicced
present participle
siccing
third-person singular
sics