snake

English

/ˈsneɪk/

noun
Definitions
  • A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
  • A treacherous person.
  • (Ireland) Somebody who acts deceitfully for social gain.
  • A tool for unclogging plumbing.
  • A tool to aid cable pulling.
  • (Australia) A flavoured jube (confectionary) in the shape of a snake.
  • (slang) trouser Trouser snake; the penis.
  • (maths) A series of Bézier curves.
  • (cartomancy) The seventh Lenormand card.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English snake inherited from Old English snaca (serpent, snake, reptile) inherited from Proto-Germanic *snakô derived from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (crawl, a creeping thing), *sneg- (crawl, a creeping thing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sneg-

Gloss

crawl, a creeping thing

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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