to snipe
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8.2
- verb
- /snaɪp/
- Jargon
:
pujar en el último segundo
- She knew that placer gold never sparkles, but rather looks like dull, dirty, hammered brass; so at first she had been hesitant to snipe this section of the stream.
Examples
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They were assault specialists and top-flight snipers whose training regimen included what Fagin referred to as the Bayer drill: the ability to snipe an aspirin tablet at two hundred yards.
Fiction book (1995) -
Didn't I claim that they mostly exist to discover large legitimate trades as they happen and try to outrun the "real investors" sniping them out of pennies again and again and again?
Blog text (15) -
I'm going to get sniped so quickly unless nobody's paying attention.
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During the online auction, I managed to snipe the rare collectible just seconds before the deadline.
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She used an automated tool to snipe the bidding war at the last possible moment.
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Before the auction ended, he decided to snipe the item and secured it just in time.
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.4
A medium bird with a long straight bill and brown and grey feathers that lives in marshes
A shore bird with a reddish chest often seen on muddy coasts during breeding season
How Late
- Jargon
1
8.2
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2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
To snipe an online auction is to bid at the last second, like a hunter waiting to fire at a hiding snipe at the perfect moment; so it means taking a final, secret action to win.