snipe🔊

Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera (genus), (genus) and (genus) in the family (family), having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

A fool; a blockhead.

A shot fired from a concealed place.

(naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.

(ice hockey slang) A goal.

To hunt snipe.

To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.

(by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.

To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.

To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

(ice hockey slang) To score a goal.

To move the ball quickly in a different direction.

(slang) A cigarette butt.

An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away. +

An animated promotional logo during a television show.

A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.

A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.

A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.

A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.

To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks. +

To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.