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Definisjon av snipe

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Noun
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
wisp a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"
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, limnocryptes minima, jacksnipe a small short-billed Old World snipe
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"

Verb
snipe - hunt or shoot snipe
hunt down, track down, hunt, 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"
snipe - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
attack, round, assail, lash out, assault
pick apart, criticise, criticize, knock act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout claw with the nails
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 direct high energy particles or radiation against
blister, scald, whip get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
rubbish attack strongly
snipe - aim and shoot with great precision
sharpshoot
blast, shoot shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
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Substantiv
snipe - Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
snipe - A fool; a blockhead.
snipe - A shot fired from a concealed place.
snipe - A cigarette butt.
snipe - A member of the engineering department on a ship.
snipe - A bottle of wine measuring 0. 1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
snipe - An animated promotional logo during a television show.

Verb
snipe - To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
snipe - To shoot with a sniper rifle.
snipe - To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
snipe - To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid at the last possible moment.

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  • A snipe is any of nearly 50 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and cryptic plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the Coenocorypha snipes are found only in the Outlying Islands of New Zealand.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) snipe
  • Presens: snipe / snipes
  • Preteritum: sniped
  • Perfektum: (have) sniped

Substantiv

  • Entall: snipe
  • Flertall: snipes

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