Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb snipe
1 of 4 senses of snipe
Sense 4
attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault
=> abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
=> claw
=> rip
=> whang
=> barrage
=> blister, whip
=> rubbish
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb snipe
1 of 4 senses of snipe
Sense 4
attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault
=> abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
=> slang
=> vilify, revile, vituperate, rail
=> curse
=> claw
=> rip
=> whang
=> barrage
=> blister, whip
=> rubbish
Entailment of verb snipe
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb snipe
4 senses of snipe
Sense 1
snipe
=> fowl
Sense 2
snipe
=> hunt, run, hunt down track down
Sense 3
sharpshoot, snipe
=> shoot
Sense 4
attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
Familiarity of verb snipe
snipe used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb snipe
Sense 1
snipe
=> fowl
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Sense 2
snipe
=> hunt, run, hunt down track down
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Sense 3
sharpshoot, snipe
=> shoot
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Sense 4
attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
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Grep of noun snipe
common snipe
great snipe
guttersnipe
half snipe
jacksnipe
red-breasted snipe
snipe
snipefish
sniper
whole snipe
wilson's snipe
woodcock snipe
Overview of noun snipe
The noun snipe has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. snipe -- (Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks)
Overview of verb snipe
The verb snipe has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. snipe -- (hunt snipe)
2. snipe -- (hunt or shoot snipe)
3. sharpshoot, snipe -- (shoot from a concealed position)
4. attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault -- (attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker")
Overview of noun snipe
The noun snipe has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. snipe -- (Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks)
Overview of verb snipe
The verb snipe has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. snipe -- (hunt snipe)
2. snipe -- (hunt or shoot snipe)
3. sharpshoot, snipe -- (shoot from a concealed position)
4. attack, round, assail, lash out snipe, assault -- (attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker")
snipe definition
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