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noun | verb snakesnake1 /sneɪk/ ●●● noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYsnake1Origin: Old English snaca ► a poisonous/venomous snake Paul was bitten by a poisonous snake. 1 an animal with a long thin body and no legs, that often has a poisonous bite: a poisonous/venomous snake Paul was bitten by a poisonous snake.2 (also snake in the grass) someone who cannot be trusted [Origin: Old English snaca] noun | verb snakesnake2 verb VERB TABLEsnake |
Present | I, you, we, they | snake | | he, she, it | snakes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | snaked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have snaked | | he, she, it | has snaked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had snaked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will snake | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have snaked |
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Present | I | am snaking | | he, she, it | is snaking | | you, we, they | are snaking | Past | I, he, she, it | was snaking | | you, we, they | were snaking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been snaking | | he, she, it | has been snaking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been snaking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be snaking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been snaking |
► snaking its way The train was snaking its way through the mountains. 1[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] if a river, road, train, or line snakes somewhere, it moves in long twisting curves: snake along/past/down etc. The line for tickets snaked around the block. The train was snaking its way through the mountains.2[transitive always + adv./prep.] if you snake something somewhere, you move it in long twisting curves |