Meaning of Snipe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
3. A cigarette butt.
   slang
4. A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
5. A fool; a blockhead.
6. An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
7. A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
8. A shot fired from a concealed place.
9. An animated promotional logo during a television show.
10. A member of the engineering department on a ship.
    slang
11. 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.
12. A goal.
    slang
13. A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.

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Examples

“For I mine own gained knowledge should profane,/ If I would time expend with such a snipe,/ But for my sport and profit.”

“[R]egular campaign posters are easily adapted to the student market by sniping them. […] The student snipe should say something like, "FOR STUDENTS ONLY: 5 EVENTS FOR AS LITTLE AS $20.00!"”

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