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Meaning of 'snipe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Snipe [ n.]
- Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A fool; a blockhead.

Meaning of 'snipe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . snipe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- attack in speech or writing
Example in sentence:
  • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker

Nearby Words:

snib snick snicked snicker snickered snickering snicking snide sniff sniffed

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