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slang, adder
a legless, long, and thin animal whose bite may be dangerous
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I watched as the snake swallowed its prey whole.
Ik keek toe hoe de slang zijn prooi in één keer doorslikte.
My little sister cautiously stepped away when she saw a snake crossing the path.
Mijn kleine zusje liep voorzichtig weg toen ze een slang de weg zag oversteken.
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any object that is long, thin, and flexible, resembling the shape or movement of a snake
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He held a snake of rope to measure the distance.
The garden hose lay in a snake across the lawn.
03
a long, flexible steel cable used to clear clogs in pipes, especially curved or obstructed ones
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The plumber ran a snake down the drain to remove the blockage.
This kitchen sink requires a snake to clear the clog.
04
a faint, long constellation in the southern hemisphere, located near the equator between Virgo and Cancer
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The snake is best viewed in the southern hemisphere summer.
Ancient astronomers charted the snake in the night sky.
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slang, bedrieger
a dishonest person with the tendency to deceive people for personal gain
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Watch out for him, he 's a snake who ca n't be trusted.
Pas op voor hem, hij is een slang die niet te vertrouwen is.
I ca n't believe she would do that to her friends, what a snake!
Ik kan niet geloven dat ze dat zou doen tegen haar vrienden, wat een slang !
to snake
01
to glide in a winding, sinuous motion
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Smoke snaked up from the chimney.
The river snaked through the valley.
02
to travel along a twisting or curving route
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The road snaked through the hills.
Traffic snaked along the highway after the accident.
Lexicale Boom
snakelike
snaky
snake
