used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original, as in a story must hold a child's interest and ‘enrich his [sic] life’ or a hero of antient [sic] Rome
set a dog on
the plan was to surprise the heck out of the grizzly by sicking the dog on him
bring something up by vomiting
he was passing blood and sicking it up
she sicked up all over the carpet