snake
[noun]
Synonyms: snot, cur, dog, prick, scum, *shit, *shithead, skunk, toad, *turd
[verb]
Synonyms: steal, hook, lift, nab, nail, nick, nip, pinch, snitch, swipe, creep, crawl, slide, slither, slidder, undulate, sneak, glide, lurk, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slink, slip

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. snake¹ /sneɪk/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: snaca]

1. an animal with a long thin body and no legs, that often has a poisonous bite:
A snake slithered across our path.
a poisonous/venomous snake

2. (also snake in the grass) informal someone who cannot be trusted

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. snake² verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]
if a river, road, train, or line snakes somewhere, it moves in long twisting curves Synonym : wind
snake along/past/down etc
The road snaked along the valley far below.
The train was snaking its way through the mountains.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

snake
noun
ADJ. deadly one of the world's deadliest snakes
poisonous, venomous | grass, sea, tree, water
SNAKE + VERB bite sb/sth, strike sth She was bitten by a snake while walking through long grass. The snake lifted up its head before striking its prey.
slide, slither, wind (its way) A small green snake slithered across the wet road. The snake wound its way through the undergrowth.
hiss, spit | moult, shed its skin | coil (itself) around, coil up, curl up | uncoil
SNAKE + NOUN bite (also snakebite) | charmer | venom

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

snake

a poisonous/venomous snake
He warned me there were poisonous snakes in the region.
a deadly snake
It is the most deadly snake in India.
a snake bites somebody
I might get bitten by a snake.
a snake hisses (=makes a noise which sounds like 'ssss')
The snake hissed at him and opened its mouth.
a snake slithers somewhere (=moves there)
Just feet from me, a green snake slithered silently across the path.
a snake coils itself around something
The snake coiled itself around the branch.

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