snipe vs shoot

snipe and shoot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snipe	Yes	No	Yes	No
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shoot is a hypernym of snipe; that is, shoot is a word with a broader meaning than snipe:

Other hypernyms of snipe include blast.

snipe (noun)	shoot (noun)
a gunshot from a concealed location	the act of shooting at targets
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks	a new branch

snipe (verb)	shoot (verb)
attack in speech or writing	give an injection to
aim and shoot with great precision	produce buds, branches, or germinate
hunt or shoot snipe	measure the altitude of by using a sextant
	record on photographic film
	make a film or photograph of something
	utter fast and forcefully
	fire a shot; release
	hit with a missile from a weapon
	score
	spend frivolously and unwisely
	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
	throw dice, as in a crap game
	variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
	run or move very quickly or hastily
	move quickly and violently
	send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
	cause a sharp and sudden pain in
	kill by firing a missile
	emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully