Snake

Snake ¹  (snk)

n. pl. Snake or Snakes

See Shoshone.

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Snake ²  (snk)

n.

See Hydra.

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snake  (snk)

n.

1. Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes or Ophidia (order Squamata), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions.

2. A treacherous person. Also called snake in the grass.

3. A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains. Also called plumber's snake.

4. Economics A fixing of the value of currencies to each other within defined parameters, which when graphed visually shows these currencies remaining parallel in value to each other as a unit despite fluctuations with other currencies.

v. snaked, snak·ing, snakes

v.tr.

1. To drag or pull lengthwise, especially to drag with a rope or chain.

2. To pull with quick jerks.

3. To move in a sinuous or gliding manner: tried to snake the rope along the ledge.

v.intr.

To move with a sinuous motion: The river snakes through the valley.

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[Middle English, from Old English snaca.]

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snake [sneɪk]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any reptile of the suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes), typically having a scaly cylindrical limbless body, fused eyelids, and a jaw modified for swallowing large prey: includes venomous forms such as cobras and rattlesnakes, large nonvenomous constrictors (boas and pythons), and small harmless types such as the grass snake Related adjs colubrine, ophidian

2. Also called snake in the grass a deceitful or treacherous person

3. anything resembling a snake in appearance or action

4. (Economics) (in the European Union) a former system of managing a group of currencies by allowing the exchange rate of each of them only to fluctuate within narrow limits

5. (Engineering / Tools) a tool in the form of a long flexible wire for unblocking drains

vb

1. (intr) to glide or move like a snake

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) US to haul (a heavy object, esp a log) by fastening a rope around one end of it

3. (tr) US (often foll by out) to pull jerkily

4. (tr) to move in or follow (a sinuous course)

[Old English snaca; related to Old Norse snākr snake, Old High German snahhan to crawl, Norwegian snōk snail]

snakelike  adj

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Snake a term applied to things or a formation resembling a snake—Wilkes.

Examples: a black snake of men winding across the plain, 1891; snakes of ribbon, 1894.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous ophidian, serpent diapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakes colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes blind snake, worm snake - wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes constrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres sea snake - any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
	2.	snake - a deceitful or treacherous person snake in the grass bad person - a person who does harm to others
	3.	Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition Snake River Gem State, ID, Idaho - a state in the Rocky Mountains Beaver State, OR, Oregon - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific Equality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east Twin Falls, Twin - a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
	4.	Snake - a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer Hydra
	5.	snake - something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" closet auger - a snake used to unblock toilets auger, plumber's snake - a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes trap-and-drain auger - a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain
Verb	1.	snake - move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
	2.	snake - form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley" curve, wind, twist - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
	3.	snake - move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle" meander, thread, wind, wander, weave - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

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snake

noun

serpent He was caught with his pet snake in his pocket.

verb

wind, twist, curve, turn, bend, ramble, meander, deviate, zigzag The road snaked through the forested mountains.

Related words
adjectives serpentine, anguine, ophidian, colubrine
like ophidiomania
fear ophidiophobia

see reptiles

Translations

snake [sneɪk]

A. N → serpiente f; (harmless) → culebra f
a snake in the grass (fig) → un traidor

B. VI a hand snaked out of the curtain → una mano apareció por detrás de la cortina
the road snaked down the mountain → la carretera serpenteaba montaña abajo

C. CPD snake charmer N → encantador(a) m/f de serpientes
snakes and ladders NSING → juego m de la oca
snake pit N → nido m de serpientes

snake about snake along VI + ADV → serpentear

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snake [ˈsneɪk] n → serpent m

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snake

n → Schlange f; a snake in the grass (fig: = woman) → eine listige Schlange; (= man) → ein heimtückischer Kerl

vi → sich schlängeln

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snake:

snakebite

n

→ Schlangenbiss m

(= drink) Getränk aus Cidre und Bier

snakeboard

n (Sport) → Snakeboard nt, Skateboard für Slalomfahrten

snakeboarding

n (Sport) → Snakeboarden nt, → Snakeboarding nt

snake charmer

n → Schlangenbeschwörer(in) m(f)

snake fence

n (esp US) → Scherengitter nt

snake fruit

n → Salak f, → Schlangenhautfrucht f

snakepit

n → Schlangengrube f

snakeskin

n → Schlangenhaut f; (= leather) → Schlangenleder nt

adj → Schlangenleder-, aus Schlangenleder; snake boots → Schlangenlederstiefel pl

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snake [sneɪk] n → serpente m, serpe f
snake in the grass (fig) → traditore/trice

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snake [sneɪk] n → serpente m, serpe f
snake in the grass (fig) → traditore/trice

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snake

n snake [sneik]

any of a group of legless reptiles with long bodies that move along on the ground with a twisting movement, many of which have a poisonous bite He was bitten by a snake and nearly died. slang حَيَّه، ثُعْبان змия had slange die Schlange φίδι serpiente madu, nõeluss مار käärme serpent נָחָש सांप, सापिन, सर्प, सार्पिणी zmija, guja kígyó ular snákur serpente へび 뱀 gyvatė čūska ular slang slange, orm wąż cobra şarpe змея had kača zmija orm งู yılan 蛇 гадюка, змія سانپ con rắn 蛇

v

to move like a snake He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel. seil يَتَحَرَّك كالثُّعْبان вия се plazit se sno sig sich schlängeln προχωρώ σαν φίδι, σέρνομαι serpentear vingerdama, endale teed tegema مارپيچ رفتن luikerrella serpenter לְהִתפַּתֵל टेढे़ मढे़ चलना, रेंगना vijugati se kígyózik merayap hlykkjast áfram serpeggiare, strisciare くねって進む 뱀처럼 움직이다 šliaužti locīties; ložņāt merayap schuifelen sno seg wić się, czołgać serpentear a şerpui ползти, извиваться plaziť sa zvijati se krivudati åla sig เลื้อย yılankavi gitmek 似蛇般地爬行 повзти; звиватися سانپ کی طرح چلنا trườn như rắn, uốn khúc 似蛇般地爬行

n snake-bite

the wound resulting from the bite of a snake What is the best treatment for (a) snake-bite? slangbyt لَدْغَة الأفْعى ухапване от змия uštknutí slangebid der Schlangenbiß δάγκωμα φιδιού mordedura de serpiente ussihammustus زخم حاصل از دندان مار käärmeenpurema morsure de serpent הַכָּשָת נָחָש सर्पदंश zmijski ugriz kígyómarás gigitan ular höggormsbit morso di serpente へびにかまれた傷 뱀에 물린 상처 gyvatės įkandimas čūskas kodums gigitan ular slangebeet slangebitt ukąszenie przez węża mordedura de cobra muşcătură de şarpe укус змеи uštipnutie kačji ugriz zmijski ujed ormbett แผลเป็นที่เกิดจากงูฉก yılan ısırması/sokması (蛇的)咬傷 укус отруйної змії سانپ کے کاٹنے سے ہونے والا زخم vết rắn cắn （蛇的）咬伤

n snake-charmer

a person who can handle snakes and make them perform rhythmical movements. slangbesweerder حاوٍ змиеукротител zaříkávač hadů slangetæmmer der/die Schlangenbeschwörer(in) γητευτής φιδιών encantador de serpientes maotaltsutaja مارگير käärmeenlumooja charmeur/-euse de serpent מְהַפּנֵט נְחָשִים संपेरा krotitelj zmija kígyóbűvölő pawang ular slöngutemjari incantatore di serpenti へび使い 뱀 부라는 사람 gyvačių užkalbėtojas čūsku dīdītājs pemain ular slangenbezweerder slangetemmer zaklinacz węży encantador de serpentes îmblânzitor de şerpi заклинатель змей zariekavač hadov krotilec kač ukrotitelj zmija ormtjusare คนเลี้ยงงู yılan oynatıcısı 玩蛇者 заклинач змій سپیرا người dụ rắn 玩蛇者

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Snake → ثعبان had slange Schlange φίδι serpiente käärme serpent zmija serpente ヘビ 뱀 slang slange wąż cobra змея orm งู yılan con rắn 蛇