noun

1. pl. snipes any of various shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) with a long, slender, flexible bill used in probing for food, esp. a genus (Gallinago) living chiefly in marshy places
2. a shot from a hidden position
3. ☆ Slang a cigar butt or cigarette butt

Etymology: ME snype < ON snipa (akin to Ger schnepfe) < Gmc *sneb-, beak < base seen in snip, snap

intransitive verb sniped, sniping snip′·ing

1. to hunt or shoot snipe
2. to shoot from a hidden position, as at individuals of an enemy force
3. to direct an attack (at someone) in a sly or underhanded way