snake

snake is on the Basic English 850 List.

smooth - snake - sneeze

Pronunciation

• enPR: snāk, IPA ^(key): /sneɪk/
• SAMPA: /sneIK/

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Noun

Singular snake

Plural snakes

[[File:Green snake on wall drain.jpg|thumb|A green snake]]

1. (countable) A snake is a long, thin reptile with no legs.

   Some snakes will attack people, but most will try to hide or run away.

2. (countable) A snake is a dishonest, treacherous person.

   Chuck is a snake to do a low thing like that.

3. (countable) A snake is a tool used to unclog plumbing.

Synonyms

• (animal): adder, serpent, viper
• (person): jerk

Related words

snakeberry snakeless snakebite snakelike snakewise snakeroot

snakelet snakeskin snakefish snake oil snake charmer

Verb

Plain form snake

Third-person singular snakes

Past tense snaked

Past participle snaked

Present participle snaking

1. (intransitive) If you snake, you move in a winding path.

   The river snakes through the valley.

2. (transitive) If you snake, you clean or unclog a clog using a plumbing snake.