Noun

• S: (n) snipe (Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks)
• S: (n) snipe (a gunshot from a concealed location)

Verb

• S: (v) snipe (hunt or shoot snipe)
• S: (v) sharpshoot, snipe (aim and shoot with great precision)
• S: (v) attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault (attack in speech or writing) "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws) "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
• S: (v) comment, notice, remark, point out (make or write a comment on) "he commented the paper of his colleague"
• S: (v) note, observe, mention, remark (make mention of) "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
• S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words) "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
• S: (v) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise) "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame