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snipe
(snaɪp)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense snipes, present participle sniping, past tense, past participle sniped, plural snipe
1. verb
If someone snipes at you, they criticize you.
They've been sniping at each other all day. [VERB + at]
sniping uncountable noun
This leaves him vulnerable to sniping from within his own party.
2. verb
To snipe at someone means to shoot at them from a hidden position.
Gunmen have repeatedly sniped at U.S. Army positions. [VERB + at]
A member of the security forces was killed in a sniping incident. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: shoot at, open fire on, hit at, blast at [slang] More Synonyms of snipe
3. countable noun
A snipe is a type of bird with a very long beak which lives in wet areas of land.
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snipe in British English
(snaɪp)
nounWord forms: plural snipe or snipes
1.
any of various birds of the genus Gallinago (or Capella) and related genera, such as G. gallinago (common or Wilson's snipe), of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes
2.
any of various similar related birds, such as certain sandpipers and curlews
3.
a shot, esp a gunshot, fired from a place of concealment
verb
4. (when intr, often foll by at)
to attack (a person or persons) with a rifle from a place of concealment
5. (intransitive; often foll by at)
to criticize adversely a person or persons from a position of security
6. (intransitive)
to hunt or shoot snipe
Derived forms
snipelike (ˈsnipeˌlike) adjective
Word origin
C14: from Old Norse snīpa; related to Old High German snepfa Middle Dutch snippesnipe in American English
(snaɪp)
noun
1. Word forms: plural snipes
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 places
2.
a shot from a hidden position
3. US, Slang
a cigar butt or cigarette butt
verb intransitiveWord forms: sniped or ˈsniping
4.
to hunt or shoot snipe
5.
to shoot from a hidden position, as at individuals of an enemy force
6.
to direct an attack (at someone) in a sly or underhanded way
Word origin
ME snype < ON snipa (akin to Ger schnepfe) < Gmc *sneb-, beak < base seen in snip, snapImage ofsnipe
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British English: snipe VERB
If someone snipes at you, they criticize you.
The media were still sniping at the president's adviser yesterday.
- American English: snipe
- Brazilian Portuguese: criticar
- Chinese: 抨击
- European Spanish: criticar
- French: tirer à boulets rouges
- German: herumkritteln
- Italian: sparare a zero
- Japanese: 非難する
- Korean: 비난하다
- European Portuguese: criticar
- Latin American Spanish: criticar
1 (verb)
Definition
to make critical remarks about
She kept sniping at me all through dinner.
Synonyms
criticize
His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.
knock (informal)
I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them.
put down
carp
He has many detractors who carp at his old-fashioned style.
bitch (slang)
have a go (at) (informal)
throw shade (at) (slang)
jeer
denigrate
We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence.
disparage
his tendency to disparage literature
flame (informal)
2 (verb)
Definition
to shoot (someone) from a place of hiding
Gunmen have reportedly sniped at army positions.
Synonyms
shoot at
open fire on
hit at
blast at (slang)
related words
collective nouns walkwisp
Additional synonyms
in the sense of carp
Definition
to complain or find fault
He has many detractors who carp at his old-fashioned style.
Synonyms
find fault,
complain,
beef (slang),
criticize,
nag,
censure,
reproach,
quibble,
cavil,
pick holes,
kvetch (US, slang),
hypercriticize,
nit-pick (informal)
in the sense of denigrate
Definition
to criticize (someone or something) unfairly
We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence.
Synonyms
disparage,
run down,
slag (off) (slang),
knock (informal),
rubbish (informal),
blacken,
malign,
belittle,
decry,
revile,
vilify,
slander,
defame,
bad-mouth (slang),
besmirch,
impugn,
calumniate,
asperse
in the sense of disparage
Definition
to speak contemptuously of
his tendency to disparage literature
Synonyms
run down,
dismiss,
put down,
criticize,
underestimate,
discredit,
ridicule,
scorn,
minimize,
disdain,
undervalue,
deride,
slag (off) (slang),
knock (informal),
blast,
flame (informal),
rubbish (informal),
malign,
detract from,
denigrate,
belittle,
decry,
underrate,
vilify,
slander,
deprecate,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
throw shade (at) (slang),
defame,
bad-mouth (slang),
lambast(e),
traduce (formal),
derogate,
asperse
Nearby words ofsnipe
- sniffy
- snigger
- snip
- snipe
- snippet
- snivel
- snob
Synonyms of 'snipe'
snipe
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of knock
Definition
to criticize adversely
I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them.
Synonyms
criticize,
condemn,
put down,
run down,
abuse,
blast,
pan (informal),
slam (slang),
flame (informal),
slate (informal),
have a go (at) (informal),
censure,
slag (off) (slang),
denigrate,
belittle,
disparage,
deprecate,
diss (slang),
throw shade (at) (slang),
find fault with,
carp at,
lambast(e),
pick holes in,
cast aspersions on,
cavil at,
pick to pieces,
give (someone or something) a bad press,
nit-pick (informal)