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Snipe
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Scolopacids:
Any of various
limicoline
game birds
of the
genera
Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender
,
nearly
straight
beak.
●
A
fool
; a blockhead.
●
A
shot
fired
from a
concealed
place.
●
A
member
of the
engineering
department
on a ship.
●
A goal.
●
A
cigarette
butt.
●
In Scolopacids & Smoking:
An
end of
a
log
remaining
after
timber
has been
cut away
- sometimes
referred
to as a snipe-end.
●
An
animated
promotional
logo
during a
television
show.
●
A
strip
of
copy
announcing
some
late
breaking news
or
item
of interest
,
typically
placed
in a
print
advertisement
in such a way that it
stands out
from the ad.
●
A
bottle
of
wine
measuring
0.1875
liters
,
one fourth
the
volume
of a
standard
bottle
; a
quarter bottle
or piccolo.
●
A
sharp
,
clever
answer
; sarcasm.
●
A
note
or
sticker
attached
to an
existing
poster
to provide further information (e.g. an
event
is
sold out
), political
criticism
, etc.
Verb
●
To
hunt
snipe.
●
To
shoot
at individuals from a
concealed
place.
●
In Smoking:
To
shoot
with a
sniper
rifle.
●
To
watch
a
timed
online
auction
and place a
winning
bid
against (the current high
bidder
)
at the last
possible moment.
●
To
nose
(a
log
) to
make it
drag
or
slip
easily
in skidding.
●
To
score
a goal.
●
To
move
the
ball
quickly
in a different direction.
●
To make
malicious
,
underhand
remarks
or attacks.
●
To
attach
a
note
or
sticker
to (an
existing
poster
) to provide further information, political
criticism
, etc.
Name
●
A surname.
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