SNIPE
\snˈa͡ɪp], \snˈaɪp], \s_n_ˈaɪ_p]\
Definitions of SNIPE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
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shoot from a concealed position
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hunt or shoot snipe
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To shoot or hunt snipe.
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To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.
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To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
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Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
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A fool; a blockhead.
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To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; - often with at.
By Oddity Software
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To shoot or hunt snipe.
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To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.
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To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
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To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; - often with at.
By Noah Webster.
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A long-billed shore bird akin to the woodcock.
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To shoot from a safe position, especially at individual soldiers of a hostile force.
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Sniper.
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Sniped.
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Sniping.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Sniper.
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To shoot snipe; by extension, to shoot an enemy from cover.
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A small shore-bird having a long beak.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
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