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Meaning of 'snake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Snake [ n.]
- Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
2 . Snake [ v. i.]
- To crawl like a snake.
3 . Snake [ v. t.]
- To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.
- To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

Meaning of 'snake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . snake [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move along a winding path
Example in sentence:
  • The army snaked through the jungle
Meaning (2):
- form a snake-like pattern
Example in sentence:
  • The river snakes through the valley

Nearby Words:

snack snacket snacot snaffle snaffled snaffling snag snagged snagging snaggy

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