| snipe | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. snipe | Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks. |
| ~ limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird | any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries. |
| ~ gallinago gallinago, whole snipe | common snipe of Eurasia and Africa. |
| ~ gallinago gallinago delicata, wilson's snipe | American snipe. |
| ~ gallinago media, great snipe, woodcock snipe | Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe. |
| ~ half snipe, jacksnipe, limnocryptes minima | a small short-billed Old World snipe. |
| ~ dowitcher | shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe. |
| ~ wisp | a flock of snipe. |
| n. (act) | 2. snipe | a gunshot from a concealed location. |
| ~ gunfire, gunshot | the act of shooting a gun.; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| v. (competition) | 3. snipe | hunt or shoot snipe. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| v. (competition) | 4. sharpshoot, snipe | aim and shoot with great precision. |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| v. (communication) | 5. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout | use foul or abusive language towards.; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" |
| ~ claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse. |
| ~ rip | criticize or abuse strongly and violently.; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" |
| ~ whang | attack forcefully.; "whang away at the school reform plan" |
| ~ barrage, bombard | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" |
| ~ scald, blister, whip | subject to harsh criticism.; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" |
| ~ rubbish | attack strongly. |
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