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snipe

/ snipe /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a gunshot from a concealed location
Type of:
gunfire gunshot
Derived:
sharpshoot
noun Sense 2
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
Type of:
shorebird shore bird limicoline bird
Kinds of:
whole snipe common snipe Gallinago gallinago Wilson's snipe Gallinago gallinago delicata
Has parts:
wisp
verb Sense 3
hunt or shoot snipe
Type of:
hunt run hunt down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
aim and shoot with great precision
Type of:
shoot
Derived:
sniper sharpshooter marksman crack shot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
abuse clapperclaw blackguard shout claw
Derived:
attacker aggressor assailant assaulter fire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

gunfire gunshot shorebird shore bird limicoline bird whole snipe common snipe Gallinago gallinago Wilson's snipe Gallinago gallinago delicata hunt run