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rip vs snipe

snipe vs rip

rip and snipe both are nouns.

rip and snipe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rip Yes No Yes No
snipe Yes No Yes No
As verbs, snipe is a hypernym of rip; that is, snipe is a word with a broader meaning than rip:
  • rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently
  • snipe: attack in speech or writing
Other hypernyms of rip include assail, assault, attack, lash out, round.
rip (noun) snipe (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something a gunshot from a concealed location
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society
rip (verb) snipe (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently attack in speech or writing
tear or be torn violently aim and shoot with great precision
cut (wood) along the grain hunt or shoot snipe
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
Difference between rip and snipe

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