[snake] n [ME, fr. OE snaca; akin to ON snakr snake, OHG snahhan to crawl] (bef. 12c) 1: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
2: a worthless or treacherous fellow
3: something (as a plumber's snake) resembling a snake -- snake.like adj
[2]snake vb snaked ; snak.ing vt (1653) 1: to wind (as one's way) in the manner of a snake
2: to move (as logs) by dragging ~ vi: to crawl, move, or extend silently, secretly, or sinuously