SNIPE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a gunshot from a concealed location
    Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family
    • of marshy areas
    • similar to the woodcocks
    Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SNIPE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • attack in speech or writing
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
    Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • aim and shoot with great precision
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • hunt or shoot snipe
    Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)