to snipe
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8.1
- verb
- /snaɪp/
:
disparar desde un escondite
- Behind it, two Canadiens and a Huron alternately snipe at the ramparts.
- snipe at the enemy
No, wait, but I've just been, I've just been sniped by chip on crud.
- No, wait, but I've just been, I've just been sniped by chip on crud.
- And they could send messengers between each other, but those messengers are kind of could get sniped by the enemy on the road.
- As weapons on board they might have Lewis guns or bombs, depth charges, and the crew would carry rifles sometimes to snipe mines that were spotted.
- So like in in sniping human Shields.
Examples
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We couldn't bury her, or even take her out, because they kept shelling and sniping as if there was no tomorrow.
Fiction book (1997) -
From a concealed position, she was able to snipe at the approaching troops before they noticed her.
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The soldiers exchange fire with rebels who snipe at them from inside the Last Resort.
Fiction book (1990) -
I tried to snipe at his troops, but they dismounted and pulled back.
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Boer commandos sniping at a British column on the veldt.
Fiction book (1992) -
The sniper carefully aimed to snipe the enemy soldiers hiding in the abandoned building.
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The soldiers took turns to snipe at enemies from behind the trees, making sure they were well hidden.
Synonyms
1
9.8
To move quietly and try to catch an animal by surprise
Compounds
- Specialized
12
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 Stealthy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snipe meaning 'to shoot from a hidden place' comes from hunting the bird snipe, which was very hard to hit; so to snipe now means to attack or shoot someone from hiding.