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snake
noun
a
long
,
thin
reptile
with
no
legs
that
slithers
on
the
ground
and
has
scaly
skin
•
A
snake
slid
quietly
across
the
garden
path
,
startling
the
gardener
.
A
snake
slid
quietly
across
the
garden
path
,
startling
the
gardener
.
•
The
children
watched
a
green
snake
curl
around
a
branch
in
the
zoo
terrarium
.
The
children
watched
a
green
snake
curl
around
a
branch
in
the
zoo
terrarium
.
Old
English
‘
snaca
’,
from
Proto-Germanic
*snak-
.
Cognate
with
German
‘
Schnecke
’
and
Dutch
‘
snek
’.
noun
an
untrustworthy
person
who
secretly
betrays
others
•
Don't
trust
Carl
;
he's
a
real
snake
who
only
thinks
about
himself
.
Don't
trust
Carl
;
he's
a
real
snake
who
only
thinks
about
himself
.
•
I
felt
like
a
snake
when
I
lied
to
my
best
friend
.
I
felt
like
a
snake
when
I
lied
to
my
best
friend
.
Metaphor
from
the
reptile
’
s
sudden
bite
and
stealthy
movement
,
first
recorded
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
a
long
flexible
tool
used
to
clear
clogs
from
pipes
or
drains
•
The
plumber
used
a
snake
to
clear
the
clogged
kitchen
sink
.
The
plumber
used
a
snake
to
clear
the
clogged
kitchen
sink
.
•
We
rented
a
drain
snake
from
the
hardware
store
.
We
rented
a
drain
snake
from
the
hardware
store
.
Named
for
its
slender
,
winding
form
resembling
a
snake
,
first
attested
in
plumbing
jargon
in
the
early
20th
century
.
verb
-
snake
,
snaking
,
snakes
,
snaked
to
move
in
a
long
,
curving
way
like
a
snake
•
The
river
snakes
through
the
valley
between
high
cliffs
.
The
river
snakes
through
the
valley
between
high
cliffs
.
•
A
narrow
path
snaked
up
the
hillside
toward
the
old
castle
.
A
narrow
path
snaked
up
the
hillside
toward
the
old
castle
.
Verb
use
recorded
since
the
17th
century
,
based
on
the
motion
of
a
snake
.
verb
-
snake
,
snaking
,
snakes
,
snaked
to
guide
or
push
something
long
and
flexible
through
a
narrow
or
winding
space
•
He
snaked
the
extension
cord
under
the
carpet
to
hide
it
.
He
snaked
the
extension
cord
under
the
carpet
to
hide
it
.
•
The
technician
snakes
a
camera
cable
through
the
wall
cavity
.
The
technician
snakes
a
camera
cable
through
the
wall
cavity
.
Extended
from
the
intransitive
sense
by
the
19th
century
,
focusing
on
the
idea
of
working
something
through
curves
like
a
snake
moves
.