Definitions for snipe

Definitions for (noun) snipe

Main entry: snipe

Definition: a gunshot from a concealed location


Main entry: snipe

Definition: Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks


Definitions for (verb) snipe

Main entry: 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


Main entry: sharpshoot, snipe

Definition: aim and shoot with great precision


Main entry: snipe

Definition: hunt or shoot snipe


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