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Detailed Synonyms for snipe in English

snipe:

snipe verb

  1. snipe
    to snarl; snipe; to snap; to shout down; shout at
    • snarl verb (snarls, snarled, snarling)
    • snipe verb
    • snap verb (snaps, snapped, snapping)
    • shout down verb (shouts down, shouted down, shouting down)
    • shout at verb
  2. snipe
    – attack in speech or writing 1
    to assault; to attack; to round; assail; snipe; to lash out
    – attack in speech or writing 1
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
      • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker1
    • round verb (rounds, rounded, rounding)
    • assail verb
    • snipe verb
    • lash out verb (lashes out, lashed out, lashing out)
  3. snipe
    – aim and shoot with great precision 1
    snipe; sharpshoot
    – aim and shoot with great precision 1
  4. snipe
    – hunt or shoot snipe 1
    snipe
    – hunt or shoot snipe 1

snipe [the ~] noun

  1. the snipe
    – a gunshot from a concealed location 1
    the snipe
    – a gunshot from a concealed location 1
  2. the snipe
    – Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks 1
    the snipe
    – Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks 1

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Related Definitions for "snipe":

  1. a gunshot from a concealed location1
  2. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks1
  3. attack in speech or writing1
  4. aim and shoot with great precision1
  5. hunt or shoot snipe1

Related Synonyms for snipe