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Definition: Meaning of, snipe in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / snʌɪp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
snipe sniped sniped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sniping snipes
[intransitive]
  1. to shoot from a hidden position at people who are not protected
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  2. to criticize someone in a nasty way
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Singular Plural
snipe snipes or snipe
[countable]
  1. a bird with a very long thin beak that lives in wet areas
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snipe used in phrases

  • Wilson's snipe (noun)
    1. american snipe
  • great snipe (noun)
    1. old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
  • half snipe (noun)
    1. a small short-billed Old World snipe
  • red-breasted snipe (noun)
    1. a dowitcher with a red breast
  • snipe hunt (noun)
    1. an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it
  • whole snipe (noun)
    1. common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
  • woodcock snipe (noun)
    1. old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
    2. small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
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