snipe
snipe /snaɪp/ verb [intransitive]
snipe noun [countable]
(جانور شناسی). نوک دراز، از کمینگاه تیر به اردوی دشمن زدن، از کمین گاه به سوی دشمن تیراندازی کردن (با) at، پاشله شکار کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordssnipe(Informal)[verb]Synonyms: criticize, carp, denigrate, disparage, jeer, knock
(informal), put down
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English DictionaryI. snipe1 /snaɪp/
verb [intransitive]1. to shoot from a hidden position at people who are not protected
snipe at
soldiers sniping at civilians2. to criticize someone in a nasty way
snipe at His former associates have been sniping at him in the press.—sniping noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. snipe2 noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Probably from Old Norse snipa]
a bird with a very long thin beak that lives in wet areas
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