💬 To criticize slyly 🐦 A wetland bird 🎯 To shoot secretly 😏 A hurtful remark 🔫 A hidden shot ⏰ To bid last-second 🤏 To grab quickly

to snipe

1 7.7

To quickly take something before others can act

verb
/snaɪp/

Informal

: arrebatar

And so JJI, don't think JJ is trying to, like, snipe Logan's opponent here.

Examples

There are so many introductory geometry puzzles that you can nerd snipe people with.
She managed to snipe a great deal on a new laptop during the flash sale.
He always tries to snipe the best rewards before anyone else has a chance.
During the auction, she decided to snipe the item just seconds before it closed.

Synonyms

to sneak

vsto snipe

699 2.8

To move or take something quietly so others do not notice

is about quick opportunistic taking before others rather than only secret movement

to snatch

vsto snipe

136 3.0

To take something quickly with your hand

is more about opportunistic grabbing before others rather than sudden physical force

to pick

vsto snipe

58 8.4

To steal small things from someone's pocket or bag

is about taking advantage quickly before others can act, not slow theft

to jack

vsto snipe

Slang

46 8.6

To steal something quickly or secretly

is about taking items quickly to beat others rather than secret method

to snitch

vsto snipe

Archaic

2 8.0

To steal something quickly and secretly

is about opportunistic quick taking before others, not just casual theft

to snag

vsto snipe

Informal

2 6.1

To get something quickly when it is hard to find

tends to imply taking without permission and beating others, not neutral obtaining

to snarf

vsto snipe

Slang

1 9.9

To take something quickly, often without permission

is specifically about grabbing things quickly before others can act

to snaffle

vsto snipe

8.5

To take something quickly often before others notice

is more about quick opportunistic taking to beat others, not only dishonesty

to snatch someone's purse

vsto snipe

7.7

Grab someone's handbag quickly and run away to steal it

focuses on seizing opportunities before others, not necessarily violent public theft

Antonyms

to wait

∞ 1.0

To stay in one place or delay action until something happens

to share

∞ 1.0

To let other people use or have part of something

Compounds

Wilson's snipe

Specialized

12 9.4

A medium bird with a long straight bill and brown and grey feathers that lives in marshes

snipe hunt

Informal

1 9.9

A prank that sends someone to look for something that does not exist

great snipe

8.6

A large dark bird that lives in wet fields and tall grass

half snipe

9.9

A small shy bird that walks in mud with a short beak

red-breasted snipe

9.9

A shore bird with a reddish chest often seen on muddy coasts during breeding season

woodcock snipe

9.9

A small bird with a long bill often hunted for food and sport

How Sneaky

to steal

∞ 1.0

to snipe

Informal

1 7.7

to snatch

136 3.0

to grab

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

snipe infinitive

sniped past

sniped past participle

snipe present participle

snipes third person singular

Etymology

To snipe something by taking it quickly or sneaky comes from the same idea of a sudden, secret strike, so it means to grab or secure something before others can act.