Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "snipe" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Australian painted snipe Wilson's snipe common snipe great snipe jacksnipe muck-snipe nerd snipe nerd-snipe painted snipe painted-snipe pin-tailed snipe pool snipe robin snipe sea snipe shore snipe snipe eel snipe fly snipe hunt snipebill snipefish snipelike sniper stone-snipe stream snipe whole snipe

Etymologically Related To

sneap snip

Context

ice hockey slang naval slang slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

blast criticise criticize gunfire gunshot hunt hunt down knock limicoline bird pick apart run shoot shore bird shorebird track down

Type Of (IsA)

gunfire shorebird

Manner Of

hunt

Related Terms

snipe hunt

Related Terms

beak blockhead bottle coenocorypha concealed drag fired fool from gallinago game bird goal limicoline liter log long lymnocryptes member nose piccolo place quarter bottle scolopacidae ship shot skid slip snipe hunt sniper rifle straight television wine

Synonym Network

attack sharpshoot

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.