noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
- The zookeeper explained that the snake sheds its skin several times a year.
- We saw a small snake sunning itself on a warm rock.
- A snake slid silently through the grass.
noun Informally, a deceitful or untrustworthy person.
- Don't trust him with your secrets, because he's a snake who tells everyone.
- She felt like a snake for blaming her friend.
- He turned out to be a total snake, lying to everyone about the deal.
verb To move or wind in a curving, twisting path.
- The queue snaked all the way around the corner of the building.
- A narrow stream snakes through the fields behind our house.
- The road snaked through the mountains for miles.
verb To clear a blocked pipe using a long, flexible plumbing tool.
- He bought a special tool to snake the bathroom sink himself.
- After the water stopped draining, we had to snake the pipe under the kitchen sink.
- The plumber had to snake the drain to clear the clog.
noun A video game in which you steer a line that grows longer each time it eats, and lose by running into a wall, another player or your own body; also called a snake game.
- I used to play Snake on my dad's old mobile phone for hours.
- Modern snake games let you steer freely instead of turning on a grid.
- In Snake, the hardest part is avoiding your own tail once you grow long.
