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    Snake is defined as a long, legless reptile that comes in many types, some of which are poisonous. When cornered, venomous snakes spit, hiss and coil up as a defensive mechanism. The idiom "snake in the grass" refers to a untrustworthy person who pretends to be a friend. The verb "to snake" means to move in long, twisting curves like the way a snake moves its body.

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    Snake is defined as a long, legless reptile that comes in many types, some of which are poisonous. When cornered, venomous snakes spit, hiss and coil up as a defensive mechanism. The idiom "snake in the grass" refers to a untrustworthy person who pretends to be a friend. The verb "to snake" means to move in long, twisting curves like the way a snake moves its body.

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    Snake is defined as a long, legless reptile that comes in many types, some of which are poisonous. When cornered, venomous snakes spit, hiss and coil up as a defensive mechanism. The idiom "snake in the grass" refers to a untrustworthy person who pretends to be a friend. The verb "to snake" means to move in long, twisting curves like the way a snake moves its body.

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    Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th edition

    Oxford University Press, 2010


    snake noun, verb
    BrE /snek/
    NAmE /snek/
    noun
    a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake, some of which
    are poisonous
    a snake coiled up in the grass
    Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
    a snake (in the grass) (disapproving) a person who pretends to be your friend but
    who cannot be trusted
    verb
    [intransitive,transitive]
    to move like a snake, in long twisting curves; to go in a particular direction in long twisting
    curves
    meander
    + adv./prep. The road snaked away into the distance.
    ~ its way + adv./prep. The procession snaked its way through narrow streets.

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