'Snipe' definitions:
Definition of 'snipe'
(from WordNet)
noun
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
noun
A gunshot from a concealed location
verb
Hunt or shoot snipe
verb
Aim and shoot with great precision [syn: sharpshoot, snipe]
verb
Definition of 'Snipe'
From: GCIDE
- Snipe \Snipe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniping.]
- 1. To shoot or hunt snipe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- snipe at, to aim petty or snide criticisms at (a person) in his absence. [PJC]
Definition of 'Snipe'
From: GCIDE
- Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle.]
- 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis) and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known American species. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
- Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
- Quail snipe. See under Quail.
- Robin snipe, the knot.
- Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
- Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
- Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
- Stone snipe, the tattler.
- Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers.
- Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
- Woodcock snipe, the great snipe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Snipe'
From: GCIDE
- Snipe \Snipe\, v. t.
- 1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'snipe'
From: GCIDE
- Willet \Wil"let\, n. (Zool.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, {semipalmated tattler}, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew. [1913 Webster]
- Carolina willet, the Hudsonian godwit. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'snipe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aim at,
- attack,
- barrage,
- blast,
- blitz,
- bombard,
- cannon,
- cannonade,
- carp at,
- charge,
- cock,
- commence firing,
- criticize,
- deride,
- detonate,
- discharge,
- drop,
- eject,
- enfilade,
- fell,
- fire,
- fire a volley,
- fire at,
- fire off,
- fire upon,
- fusillade,
- gun,
- gun for,
- hit,
- knock,
- let fly,
- let off,
- load,
- mortar,
- open fire,
- open up on,
- pan,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pick off,
- pistol,
- plug,
- pop at,
- pot,
- potshoot,
- potshot,
- prime,
- rake,
- rap,
- riddle,
- shell,
- shoot,
- shoot at,
- shoot down,
- slam,
- snipe at,
- strafe,
- strike,
- take a potshot,
- take aim at,
- torpedo,
- zero in on
Words containing 'Snipe'
- Sniped,
- Sniping,
- snipe at,
- English snipe,
- Grass snipe,
- Gray snipe,
- Gutter snipe,
- Half snipe,
- Jack snipe,
- Meadow snipe,
- Pool snipe,
- Prairie snipe,
- Quail snipe,
- Robin snipe,
- Rock snipe,
- Sand snipe,
- Sea snipe,
- Shore snipe,
- Snipe hawk,
- Solitary snipe,
- Squat snipe,
- Stone snipe,
- Summer snipe,
- Whistling snipe,
- Whole snipe,
- Winter snipe,
- Wood snipe,
- Woodcock snipe,
- brown snipe,
- cherry snipe,
- duck snipe,
- great snipe,
- snipe fish,
- snipe hunt,
- wilson's snipe,
- red-breasted snipe