snake meaning and definition

SNAKE noun

Definition of snake (noun)

1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
   • synonyms: ophidian, serpent
2. a deceitful or treacherous person
   • synonyms: snake in the grass
3. a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
   • synonyms: Snake River
4. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
   • synonyms: Hydra
5. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake

SNAKE verb

Definition of snake (verb)

1. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
2. form a snake-like pattern
   • "The river snakes through the valley"
3. move along a winding path
   • "The army snaked through the jungle"