Snipe (disambiguation)

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Snipe has number of meanings:

• The snipe, several species of wading bird
• In the motion picture exhibition, a snipe in film may refer to a short announouncement trailer on behalf of the theater, or any film that's run before or after a feature that isn't a promotional trailer or commercial (eg. a "welcome to our theater" snipe). A snipe may also refer to a last minute print which is glued over a poster or any paper advertising material to either alter or add to the information.
• The object of a snipe hunt, which is a practical joke in which a victim is told they are going to hunt snipe (the birds) in an area where they are guaranteed not to be, and are then left there forever
• A term used to describe a person of low character (although this is more commonly known as a guttersnipe)
• Shooting a weapon at someone while hiding (what a sniper does)
• A verb used to describe a short verbal assault on someone ('The aggravating wife sniped at her husband all day long, henpecking him into submission')
• The Snipe class of racing sailboat
• A First World War bi-plane fighter known as the Sopwith Snipe
• A number of automobiles made by Humber as the Snipe or the Super Snipe from (at least) 1930 to 1963
• Auction Sniping: Bidding for an item in the last few seconds of an online auction such as on eBay. (Probably derived from military sniper, as a bidder "lurks" and at the last moment "fires" off a bid).
• Also used as a means of describing people who pick at people with "sly" comments.
• In woodworking, snipe refers to a deeper cut on a short section of a board at either end while using a jointer or thicknesser (planer).
• In the US Navy, slang for someone in the engineering field, especially those who work on the ship's propulsion plants.
• In television advertising, the animated graphics that promote other shows while the viewer is watching the current show.