to sic a dog on sb

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• sic — sic1 [sik] adj. Scot. var. of Scot. SUCH sic2 [sik] vt. sicced or sicked, siccing or sicking [var. of SEEK] 1. to set upon; pursue and attack: said esp. of or to a dog 2. to urge or in …   English World dictionary

• Sic. — 1. Sicilian. 2. Sicily. * * * sic1 «sihk», adverb. Latin. so; thus. Usage Sic is used to show or emphasize the fact that something has been copied just as it is in the original. Sic, italicized and set in brackets, is used to mark an error in… …   Useful english dictionary

• sic — v. (D; tr.) ( to urge to attack ) to sic on (to sic a dog on smb.) * * * [sɪk] (D; tr.) ( to urge to attack ) to sic on (to sic a dog on smb.) …   Combinatory dictionary

• Dog Latin — Dog Latin, Cod Latin, macaronic Latin, or mock Latin refers to the creation of a phrase or jargon in imitation of Latin,[1] often by directly translating English words (or those of other European languages) into Latin without conjugation or… …   Wikipedia

• SIC — is a Latin word that means thus or, in writing, it was thus in the source material .Sic may also refer to: * Sic, Cluj, a commune in Romania * SiC, Silicon carbide, a semiconducting material, also used to make metalworking tools from * SIC, the… …   Wikipedia

• Dog Eat Dog (Joni Mitchell album) — Dog Eat Dog Studio album by Joni Mitchell Released October 1985 Recorded 1984 1985 …   Wikipedia

• sic something on someone or something — sic (something) on (someone or something) : to order (an animal, such as a dog) to attack (someone or something) He sicced his dog on me. often used figuratively The company sicced their lawyers on me …   Useful english dictionary

• sic on — sic (something) on (someone or something) : to order (an animal, such as a dog) to attack (someone or something) He sicced his dog on me. often used figuratively The company sicced their lawyers on me …   Useful english dictionary

• sic someone on (someone) — sic (someone/something) on (someone) to cause someone or something to attack someone. I m gonna sic Uncle Steve on you kids if you don t behave. He tried to sic the agency on her to draw attention away from himself. Etymology: based on the… …   New idioms dictionary

• sic something on (someone) — sic (someone/something) on (someone) to cause someone or something to attack someone. I m gonna sic Uncle Steve on you kids if you don t behave. He tried to sic the agency on her to draw attention away from himself. Etymology: based on the… …   New idioms dictionary

• sic something on somebody — ˈsic sth on sb derived (NAmE, informal) to tell a dog to attack sb Main entry: ↑sicderived …   Useful english dictionary