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| 1. | [ verb ] attack verbally, in speech or writing | |
| Synonyms: | attack lash_out assail assault round | |
| Examples: | "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
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| Related terms: | criticize abuse vitriol whang blister rip claw rubbish barrage attacker | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (arms) shoot from a concealed position | |
| Synonyms: | sharpshoot | |
| Related terms: | shoot marksman | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (arms) hunt or shoot snipe | |
| Related terms: | hunt | |
| 4. | [ verb ] hunt snipe | |
| Related terms: | hunt fowl | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (arms) a gunshot from a concealed location | |
| Related terms: | gunfire sharpshoot | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25082 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (zoology) Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks | |
| Related terms: | shorebird great_snipe whole_snipe jacksnipe dowitcher Wilson's_snipe wisp | |
| Similar spelling: |
snip Snape snap snap_pea snoop Snapp snow_pea snappy |
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