[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snipe \snipe\, n. oe. snipe; akin to d. snep, snip, lg. sneppe,
   snippe, g. schnepfe, icel. snimacpa in comp., dan.
   sneppe, sw. snaumppa a sanpiper, and possibly to e. snap.
   see snap, snaffle.
   1. zool. any one of numerous species of limicoline game
      birds of the family scolopacidae, having a long,
      slender, nearly straight beak.
      1913 webster

   note: the common, or whole, snipe gallinago coelestis
         and the great, or double, snipe gallinago major,
         are the most important european species. the wilson's
         snipe gallinago delicata sometimes erroneously
         called english snipe and the gray snipe, or
         dowitcher macrohamphus griseus, are well-known
         american species.
         1913 webster

   2. a fool; a blockhead. r. --shak.
      1913 webster

   half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.

   jack snipe. see jacksnipe.

   quail snipe. see under quail.

   robin snipe, the knot.

   sea snipe. see in the vocabulary.

   shore snipe, any sandpiper.

   snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. prov. eng.

   stone snipe, the tattler.

   summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common european
      sandpipers.

   winter snipe. see rock snipe, under rock.

   woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
      1913 webster
see also:
snap snaffle scolopacidae gallinago coelestis gallinago major gallinago delicata 
english snipe macrohamphus griseus half snipe jack snipe jacksnipe 
quail snipe quail robin snipe sea snipe shore snipe 
snipe hawk stone snipe summer snipe winter snipe rock snipe 
rock woodcock snipe 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 at, to aim petty or snide criticisms at a person in
      his absence.
      pjc
see also:
sniped sniping snipe at 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

willet \wil"let\, n. zool.
   a large north american snipe symphemia semipalmata; --
   called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated
   tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew.
   1913 webster

   carolina willet, the hudsonian godwit.
      1913 webster
see also:
symphemia semipalmata pill-willet will-willet semipalmated tattler snipe duck snipe 
stone curlew carolina willet 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

snipe
     n 1: old or new world straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper
          family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
     2: a gunshot from a concealed location
     v 1: hunt or shoot snipe
     2: aim and shoot with great precision syn: sharpshoot
     3: attack in speech or writing; "the editors of the
        left-leaning paper attacked the new house speaker" syn: attack,
         round, assail, lash out, assault
see also:
sharpshoot attack round assail lash out assault 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "snipe":
   aim at, attack, barrage, blast, blitz, bombard, cannon, cannonade,
   carp at, charge, cock, commence firing, criticize, deride,
   detonate, discharge, drop, eject, enfilade, fell, fire,
   fire a volley, fire at, fire off, fire upon, fusillade, gun,
   gun for, hit, knock, let fly, let off, load, mortar, open fire,
   open up on, pan, pelt, pepper, pick off, pistol, plug, pop at, pot,
   potshoot, potshot, prime, rake, rap, riddle, shell, shoot,
   shoot at, shoot down, slam, snipe at, strafe, strike,
   take a potshot, take aim at, torpedo, zero in on

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