snake

noun

Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous squamate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (or Ophidia), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and flexible jaws.

noun

A treacherous person.

noun

A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains.

intransitive verb

To drag or pull lengthwise, especially to drag with a rope or chain.

intransitive verb

To pull with quick jerks.

intransitive verb

To move in a sinuous or gliding manner.

intransitive verb

To move with a sinuous motion.

To move or wind like a snake; serpentine; move spirally.

To drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope fastened around one end of the object. as a log; hence, to pull forcibly; jerk: used generally with out or along.

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