SNIPES

noun

1. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
2. A fool; a blockhead.
3. A shot fired from a concealed place.

verb

1. To hunt snipe.
2. To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
3. (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.

noun

1. A cigarette butt.
2. An animated promotional logo during a television show.
3. 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.