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| snake [ snayk ] |
noun (plural snakes) |
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1. legless reptile: a legless reptile with a scaly tubular body tapering toward the tail, lidless eyes, and often venomous fangs. Suborder Serpentes.
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2. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's reliability and honesty, especially in personal dealings
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insult
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3. plumber's tool: a plumber's tool consisting of a long flexible wire that can be inserted into and rotated inside drains to unblock them
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verb (past and past participle snaked, present participle snak·ing, 3rd person present singular snakes) |
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1. intransitive verb move like snake: to move or lie like a snake, with many bends or twists
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2. transitive verb U.S. drag something: to drag something by a rope or chain
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3. transitive verb U.S. tug something: to pull or jerk something suddenly
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| [ Old English snaca< Germanic, "to crawl"] |
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a snake in the grass an offensive term for somebody perceived as betraying or deceiving others
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