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1. snipe - noun

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

Hypernym(s): shorebird, shore_bird, limicoline_bird




2. snipe - noun

· a gunshot from a concealed location

Hypernym(s): gunfire, gunshot




3. snipe - verb

· hunt or shoot snipe

Hypernym(s): hunt, run, hunt_down, track_down




4. snipe - verb

· aim and shoot with great precision

Synonym(s): sharpshoot

Hypernym(s): blast, shoot




5. snipe - verb

· attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

Synonym(s): attack, round, assail, lash_out, assault

Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart





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