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snipe Definition

snipe (snīp)

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
snipe Synonyms

snipe

v.

snipe Usage Examples

Object

  • man: Equip your Smoke Grenade first, then snipe the man on the top level.
  • guard: Snipe the guard standing up in the head, then run to the dark corner next to the stairs.

Converse of object

  • breed: It is particularly noted for its populations of breeding snipe.
  • include: These have been popular feeding and roosting areas for birds including snipe, lapwing and teal.
  • see: French birders had seen one Great snipe displaying from 19.00 till 19.30.
  • find: A minibus took them into Thurso where they found a suitable snipe named Kittiwake belonging to John Shearer.

Preposition: at

  • enemy: Hes quietly hidden under the cover of trees, waiting to snipe away at the enemy with maximum impact.

Preposition: as

  • godwit: Waders present included greenshank, green and wood sandpiper and snipe as well as eight black-tailed godwits on the ARC pit.

Adjective modifier

  • common: Common snipe: 2 at Erjos ponds on 15th November.
  • great: French birders had seen one Great snipe displaying from 19.00 till 19.30.
  • painted: An early evening wander round this area produced a couple of painted snipe on two occasions.
  • few: The day was relatively windy and the shooting tricky however a few snipe did find their way into the bag.

Modifies a noun

  • shooting: Superb woodcock and snipe shooting from October to the end of January.
  • circle: The male snipe circles high above in a series of roller-coaster arcs, = each descent marked by a loud and distinctive sound.

Modifying Another Word

  • away: Hes quietly hidden under the cover of trees, waiting to snipe away at the enemy with maximum impact.
  • then: Get it if desired, then snipe the first wave of soldiers with normal guns.

Noun used with modifier

  • jack: The love-song of the common jack snipe seemed not a whit less mysterious than partridge drumming.

Preposition: from

  • sideline: The unit's one-time ministerial minder, Mo Mowlam, has retired to snipe from the sidelines.

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