Synonyms: snipe
Definition: a gunshot from a concealed location
Similar words: gunfire, gunshot
Definition: the act of shooting a gun
Usage: the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders; they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
Synonyms: snipe
Definition: Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
Similar words: limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
Definition: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Synonyms: snipe, round, assail, assault, attack, lash out
Definition: attack in speech or writing
Usage: The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
Similar words: criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock
Definition: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Usage: The paper criticized the new movie; Don't knock the food--it's free
Synonyms: sharpshoot, snipe
Definition: aim and shoot with great precision
Synonyms: snipe
Definition: hunt or shoot snipe
Similar words: track down, run, hunt, hunt down
Definition: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Usage: Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland; The dogs are running deer; The Duke hunted in these woods