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snake

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noun

1
: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
2
: a worthless or treacherous fellow
3
: something (such as a plumber's snake) resembling a snake
snakelike adjective

snake

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verb

snaked; snaking

transitive verb

1
: to wind (one's way, one's body in crawling, etc.) in the manner of a snake
2
: to move (something, such as logs) by dragging

intransitive verb

: to crawl, move, or extend silently, secretly, or sinuously

Example Sentences

Noun I thought she was my friend, but she turned out to be a snake in the grass. snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade Verb The road snakes through the mountains. Cables snaked across the floor. Technicians snaked cables through the set. He snaked his way through the crowd. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Add a truly creepy touch by threading a rubber snake through the eyes. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 Brad Pitt falls off a balcony, Margot Robbie prepares to fight a snake, and so much more chaos consumes the extremely bonkers first trailer for Damien Chazelle’s next film, Babylon. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 Legend has it that a snake hidden in one of the fruit baskets that the emperor sent to his daughter eventually took her life. CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 As unique as the 'Bunny' song is, so too is the music video, which has Dossi getting cozy with a very long and gnarly-looking snake. Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 While Lawson’s story was about a nameless woman protecting her young from a deadly snake, Purcell’s movie (which is not an adaptation, to be clear) fleshes out the reality of Molly’s life. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The figure lay across a stone platform, atop a snake, with its feet extended into the lap of a smaller, headless female figure representing his wife, the goddess Lakshmi. Nicole Sadek, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Police were called to the Fogelsville home shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday on a report of a man in cardiac arrest with a snake wrapped around his neck. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 The officers discovered a man lying on the floor with a snake tightly wrapped around his neck. Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
Verb
The fungus’s rhizomorphs—black, ropy, root-like growths—can snake through the soil for many meters, sniffing for vulnerable trees. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 Now, long lines snake outside gas stations on the eve of price hikes each month. Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2022 During the busy summer season, the line may snake up the sidewalk, but this charming three-meal-a-day venue, with its canopied patio for outdoor seating, is the kind of place worth waiting in line for. Brad Johnson, Bon Appétit, 1 July 2022 The liquified emissions would be shot through 2,000 miles of pipelines that would snake northward, gathering more carbon dioxide from more than 30 ethanol plants in five states before arriving at a storage site in Bismarck, North Dakota. NBC News, 19 Mar. 2022 From Halloween mantels and treat displays to snake wreaths and black cat cookies, these ideas are festive, stylish and on-brand for the night. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2022 Technical faults with Eurostar's gates meant that lines of people had to snake out of St Pancras station in London to wait hours to go through security and immigration control. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Pregaming might have been a smart move; long lines at stadium concessions were consistent throughout the early innings, causing fans to snake their way around and through the concourse. cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022 The discovery of secret passageways that snake through the building offer our central trio, and maybe this season’s mysterious villains, the chance to literally peek in on other people’s lives. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to Old Norse snakr snake, Old High German snahhan to crawl

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snake was before the 12th century

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