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- 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, esp. a genus (Gallinago) living chiefly in marshy places2. a shot from a hidden position☆ 3. Slang a cigar butt or cigarette buttvi.sniped, sniping1. to hunt or shoot snipe2. to shoot from a hidden position, as at individuals of an enemy force3. to direct an attack (at someone) in a sly or underhanded way
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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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 — 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
