Snipe - Английское значение и перевод слова Snipe на Русский язык

noun

A wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.

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But with the help of his son and his father, he managed to find time to ensure his hectares became …

verb

Shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.

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The soldiers in the trench sniped at us

verb

Make a sly or petty verbal attack.

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He constantly sniped at his former colleague

verb

(in an online auction) place a bid judged to be high enough to win an item just before the bidding is scheduled to close.

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I regularly snipe 10 to 5 seconds before the end of ebay auctions

verb

To criticize, esp. in a mean way because you are annoyed or angry

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Frustrated by the war, republicans and southern democrats contented themselves with sniping at the …