snake

(snāk)

(metallurgy) A twisted and bent hod rod formed before subsequent rolling operations. A flexible mandrel used to prevent collapse of a shaped piece during bending operations.
(vertebrate zoology) Any of about 3000 species of reptiles which belong to the 13 living families composing the suborder Serpentes in the order Squamata.

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verb

1. To move sinuously: sinuate, slither, undulate. See move/halt.
2. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind², wreathe. See repetition, straight/bent.
3. To move along in a crouching or prone position: crawl, creep, slide, worm. See move/halt.
4. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, sneak, steal. Slang gumshoe. See move/halt.

1. A long tempered-steel, resilient wire, usually having a rectangular cross section, used by electricians in pulling wires through conduit or through an inaccessible space; the snake is threaded through first, followed by the wire.
2. A tool used by plumbers to unblock a pipe or sanitary fitting; usually a highly flexible metal wire, given a rotary motion by a crank at one end.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
  Synonyms: serpent, ophidian

Meaning #2: a deceitful or treacherous person
  Synonym: snake in the grass

Meaning #3: something resembling a snake

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The verb snake has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: move smoothly, like a snake

Meaning #2: form a snake-like pattern

Meaning #3: move along a winding path

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slange, snog
v. tr. - slæbe
v. intr. - sno sig

idioms:

• snake charmer    slangetæmmer
• snake in the grass    slange i paradis
• snake oil    betegnelse for midler uden medicinsk værdi solgt som medicin
• snake pit    ormegård, sindssygehospital
• snakes and ladders    et brætspil

Nederlands (Dutch)
slang, kronkelen, kruipen

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) serpent, traître (péj)
v. tr. - serpenter
v. intr. - serpenter

idioms:

• snake charmer    charmeur de serpents
• snake in the grass    un traître
• snake oil    (US) remède de charlatan
• snake pit    fosse aux serpents
• snakes and ladders    (GB) jeu de l'oie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlange
v. - sich schlängeln

idioms:

• snake charmer    Schlangenbeschwörer
• snake in the grass    falsche Schlange
• snake oil    (ugs.) Quacksalbermedizin
• snake pit    Schlangengrube
• snakes and ladders    Brettspiel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φίδι, ατσαλίνα (σύρμα) καθαρισμού σωληνώσεων
v. - φιδοσέρνομαι

idioms:

• snake charmer    γόης φιδιών
• snake in the grass    ύπουλος/κρυφός εχθρός
• snake oil    ψευτοφάρμακο
• snake pit    λάκκος με φίδια
• snakes and ladders    φιδάκι (το επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι)

Italiano (Italian)
serpente, serpeggiare

idioms:

• snake charmer    incantatore di serpenti
• snake in the grass    nemico in agguato
• snake oil    farmaco di stregone
• snake pit    posto pericoloso
• snakes and ladders    gioco dell'oca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa falsa (f), traiçoeira (f)
v. - arrastar, serpentear, puxar

idioms:

• snake charmer    encantador de serpentes
• snake in the grass    inimigo escondido e traiçoeiro, perigo oculto
• snake oil    banha da cobra
• snake pit    ninho de víboras
• snakes and ladders    brinquedo infantil

Русский (Russian)
змея, подлец, гадина, ползти, извиваться, вытягивать (шею), виться (о дороге), пробираться осторожно

idioms:

• snake charmer    заклинатель змей
• snake in the grass    змея подколодная, тайный враг
• snake oil    "средство от всех болезней"
• snake pit    змеиная яма, сумасшедший дом
• snakes and ladders    "Змеи и лестницы" - детская настольная игра

Español (Spanish)
n. - serpiente, culebra, víbora
v. tr. - serpentear, arrastrar
v. intr. - hacer deslizar

idioms:

• snake charmer    encantador de serpientes
• snake in the grass    un traidor, hay gato encerrado
• snake oil    sustancias o mezclas distribuidas por vendedores ambulantes
• snake pit    nido de serpientes, manicomio
• snakes and ladders    el juego de la oca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - orm
v. - orma sig fram, åla sig, ringla sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蛇, 蛇形浮动汇率制, 奸险的人, 卑劣的人, 沿...曲折前进, 拖, 拉, 曲折前进, 蛇行, 悄悄地爬行

idioms:

• snake charmer    耍蛇者
• snake in the grass    潜伏的危机, 隐藏的敌人
• snake oil    骗人的万灵油
• snake pit    疯人院, 蛇窖
• snakes and ladders    英国小孩玩的蛇梯棋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蛇, 蛇形浮動匯率制, 奸險的人, 卑劣的人
v. tr. - 沿...曲折前進, 拖, 拉
v. intr. - 曲折前進, 蛇行, 悄悄地爬行

idioms:

• snake charmer    耍蛇者
• snake in the grass    潛伏的危機, 隱藏的敵人
• snake oil    騙人的萬靈油
• snake pit    瘋人院, 蛇窖
• snakes and ladders    英國小孩玩的蛇梯棋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뱀, 음흉하고 냉혹한 사람, 굽은 연관 청소기
v. tr. - 굽이치며 움직이다, 질질 끌다, 훔치다
v. intr. - 굽이치다, 질질 끌다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ヘビ, 陰険な人
v. - …がくねる, くねくねと続く, 引っ張る

idioms:

• snake charmer    蛇使い
• snake in the grass    目に見えない危険, 裏切るやつ
• snake oil    いんちき薬
• snake pit    蛇を入れる穴, 精神病院, 混乱した場所
• snakes and ladders    ヘビとはしご

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثعبان أو أفعى, شخص غادر (فعل) يمعى كالحيه يتقدم خلسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נחש, קפיץ (לפתיחת סתימות), שיטת קביעת שערי חליפין למדינות האיחוד האירופי‬
v. tr. - ‮משך בחוזקה‬
v. intr. - ‮התפתל כנחש, התנחש, נכרך‬

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snake	door snake
Cobra Snake	snake boots