snipe

(noun) Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks.

(noun) a gunshot from a concealed location.

(verb) hunt or shoot snipe.

(verb) aim and shoot with great precision. Synonyms: sharpshoot.

(verb) attack in speech or writing. Synonyms: attack, round, assail, lash out, assault. Example: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new house speaker."