snipe

snipe
1. noun
a) Any of various limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
b) A fool; a blockhead.
2. verb
a) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
b) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.

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  • Snipe — Snipe, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[=i]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[ a]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snipe — steht für: Humber Snipe, eine Limousine der oberen Mittelklasse, siehe Humber Super Snipe, ein PKW der oberen Mittelklasse, siehe Sopwith Snipe, ein britisches Doppeldecker Jagdflugzeug im Ersten Weltkrieg, siehe SS N 17 Snipe, eine russische U… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snipe at — 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.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snipe — [snīp] n. [ME snype < ON snipa (akin to Ger schnepfe) < Gmc * sneb , beak < base seen in SNIP, SNAP ] 1. pl. snipes or snipe any of various shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) with a long, slender, flexible bill used in probing for food,… …   English World dictionary

  • 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.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snipe — [snip] n. m. ÉTYM. 1931; mot anglais. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Mar. Petit voilier de régate d un modèle ancien, dériveur monotype à bouchain vif, à bôme très haute …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • snipe — / snaip/, it. / znaip/ s. ingl., usato in ital. al masch. (marin.) [barca a vela da diporto o da regata] ▶◀ beccaccino …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • snipe — ► NOUN (pl. same or snipes) ▪ a wading bird with brown camouflaged plumage and a long straight bill. ► VERB 1) shoot at someone from a hiding place at long range. 2) make a sly or petty verbal attack. DERIVATIVES sniper noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Snipe — Clase Snipe Número de tripulantes 2 Eslora 472 cm Manga 152 cm Peso 172,8 Kg …   Wikipedia Español

  • snipe — snipelike, adj. sniper, n. /snuyp/, n., pl. snipes, (esp. collectively) snipe for 1, 2; v. sniped, sniping. n. 1. any of several long billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago… …   Universalium

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