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Engelsk navneord: snipe

1. snipe (om dyr) Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks


Mindre specifikke termerlimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird


Mere specifikke termerdowitcher, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago gallinago delicata, Gallinago media, great snipe, half snipe, jacksnipe, Limnocryptes minima, whole snipe, Wilson's snipe, woodcock snipe


Tilhører disse overordnede termerwisp

2. snipe (om handling) a gunshot from a concealed location


Mindre specifikke termergunfire, gunshot


Engelsk udsagnsord: snipe

1. snipe (om konkurrence) hunt or shoot snipe


Eksempler på anvendelseIn the summer they like to go out and snipe


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mindre specifikke termerhunt, hunt down, run, track down

2. snipe (om konkurrence) aim and shoot with great precision


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)sharpshoot


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mindre specifikke termerblast, shoot

3. snipe (om kommunikation) attack in speech or writing


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)assail, assault, attack, lash out, round


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody.
Something ----s something.
Somebody ----s PP


Mindre specifikke termercriticise, criticize, knock, pick apart


Mere specifikke termerabuse, barrage, blackguard, blister, bombard, clapperclaw, claw, rip, rubbish, scald, shout, vitriol, whang, whip









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