snakenoun [ C ]
uk/sneɪk/us/sneɪk/A2 a reptile with a long body and no legs:
He's terrified of being bitten by a snake.
a snake bite
snake venom
a snake (in the grass)
an unpleasant person who cannot be trusted
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- The snake coiled itself tightly around the deer.
- She watched the snake slither away.
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Reptile & amphibian names
- adder
- alligator
- amphibian
- anaconda
- asp
- cobra
- constrictor
- crocodile
- frog
- garter snake
- lizard
- mamba
- newt
- puff adder
- python
- skink
- slowworm
- terrapin
- toad
- tortoise
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Unpleasant people in general
snakeverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/sneɪk/us/sneɪk/to move along a route that includes a lot of twists or bends:
The river snakes through some of the most spectacular countryside in France.
The queue for tickets snaked all the way around the block.
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Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- flexure
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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Idiom(s)
snake its way