sniping

Verb

snipe (third-person singular simple present snipes, present participle sniping, simple past and past participle sniped)

1. (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
   • The pleasures of Bay bird shooting should not be spoken of in the same sentence with cocking or sniping.1883, Charles Hallock, The Sportsman's Gazetteer and General Guide: The Game Animals, Bird and Fishes of North America; Their Habits and Various Methods of Capture, revised edition
2. (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
3. (broadly, intransitive) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
4. (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
   • I am the type who is liable to snipe you
     With two seconds left to go, whoa.2003, "Weird Al" Yankovic, eBay (song)
5. (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
6. (slang) To score a goal.

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