Definition of “snipe”
noun:
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Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
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A fool; a blockhead.
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A shot fired from a concealed place.
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A cigarette butt.
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A member of the engineering department on a ship.
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A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
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An animated promotional logo during a television show.
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verb:
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To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
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To shoot with a sniper rifle.
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To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
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To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid at the last possible moment.
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