Meaning
9 senses(intransitive)To hunt snipe.
hunt or shoot snipe
(intransitive)To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
(broadly, intransitive)To shoot with a sniper rifle.
aim and shoot with great precision
(transitive)To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
(transitive)To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
(slang)To score a goal.
To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
(intransitive)To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
(transitive)To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
Examples
6 sentencesThis game has no sniper rifles, so you can't snipe in it.
This is a great rifle to snipe with, if you can handle the recoil.
If you so much as lift your head an inch, that bastard is going to snipe you.
I can send you a picture of a fruit-garden that is guaranteed to nerd-snipe you.
Ziri got sniped.
Origin
From Middle English snipe, snype (“a type of bird”), from Old Norse snípa, as in mýrisnípaFrom Middle English snipe, snype (“a type of bird”), from Old Norse snípa, as in mýrisnípa (“moor snipe”). Akin to Norwegian snipe.
Either from sneap or a figurative development from Etymology 1.
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Forms
snipes, sniping, sniped, snipedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle