what does snipe mean?
SNIPE as NOUN
- 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
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- 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
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SNIPE as VERB
- Meaning
- attack in speech or writing
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- 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
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- Meaning
- aim and shoot with great precision
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Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) snipe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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