What is the meaning of snipe?

noun

  • Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks.
  • A gunshot from a concealed location.

verb

  • Hunt or shoot snipe.
  • Aim and shoot with great precision.
  • Attack in speech or writing.
    • usage: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
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