Definitions for Snipe
snaɪpsnipe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snipenoun

   Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

2. snipeverb

   a gunshot from a concealed location

3. snipeverb

   hunt or shoot snipe

4. sharpshoot, snipeverb

   aim and shoot with great precision

5. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assaultverb

   attack in speech or writing

   "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. snipenoun

   Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

2. snipenoun

   A fool; a blockhead.

3. snipenoun

   A shot fired from a concealed place.

4. snipenoun

   A cigarette butt.

5. snipenoun

   A member of the engineering department on a ship.

6. snipenoun

   A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.

7. snipenoun

   An animated promotional logo during a television show.

8. snipeverb

   To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.

9. snipeverb

   To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.

10. snipeverb

    To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid at the last possible moment.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snipenoun

   Etymology: sneppe, German; snite , Saxon; ysnit, Welsh.

   1. A small fen fowl with a long bill.

   The external evident causes of the atra bilis are a high fermenting diet; as old cheese, birds feeding in fens, as geese, ducks, woodcocks, snipes, and swans. John Floyer.

   2. A fool; a blockhead.

   Thus do I ever make my fool my purse;
   For I mine own gain’d knowledge should profane,
   If I should time expend with such a snipe,
   But for my sport and profit. William Shakespeare, Othello.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snipe

   A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/camouflaging plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the Coenocorypha snipes are found only in the outlying islands of New Zealand. The four species of painted snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snipe

   A snipe is a type of wading bird, belonging to the family Scolopacidae, known for its long, slender bill and camouflaged plumage. They are typically found in marshy areas where they feed on invertebrates. Snipe is also used as a verb in online gaming to refer to the act of killing an opponent from a concealed position at a long distance, typically with a sniper rifle. It can also refer to making a criticising or snide comment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snipenoun

   any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak

2. Snipenoun

   a fool; a blockhead

3. Etymology: [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snipe

   A snipe is any of about 25 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and crypsis 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. The three species of painted snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snipe

   snīp, n. the name of a genus (Gallinago) and of a family (Scolopacidæ) of birds, order Grallæ, having a long straight flexible bill, frequenting marshy places all over Europe: a fool: a simpleton: (U.S.) a half-smoked cigar picked up on the street: a long bill or account. [Scand., Ice. snípa; Dut. snip, snep, Ger. schnepfe.]

2. Snipe

   snīp, v.i. to pick off stealthily by a long rifle-shot, as from the surrounding hills into a camp, &c.—n. Snīp′ing, the foregoing practice.

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1. snipe

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SNIPE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Snipe is ranked #32438 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Snipe surname appeared 709 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Snipe.
   
   77.4% or 549 total occurrences were Black.
   15.8% or 112 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Criticize
   • Hunt
   • Shoot
   • Shorebird

Anagrams for Snipe »

1. epsin

2. penis

3. pines

4. spine

How to pronounce Snipe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Snipe in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Snipe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Snipe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Snipe in a Sentence

1. Howard Dean:

   The strategy is get your point across, never make more than one or two big points, and don't snipe at somebody without thinking it through because you don't want to look cranky.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Snipe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Snipe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Snipe
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Snipe
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Snipe
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Snipe
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html