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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

snake out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (literally) To move outwards like a snake.
    • His hand was snaking out from the window.
  2. (US, archaic, slang, transitive) To remove by dragging out, as removing a snake from its hole.
    • Then snake out the item from its container.
  3. (US, archaic, slang, transitive) To crack a whip so as to wrap around a target.
    • Snake out the horse's legs.
  4. (transitive) To unclog a drain using a plumbing snake.
    • The plumber snaked out the drain.
  5. (Multicultural-London-English, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To inform; to rat

Forms

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snaked out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snaked out Tense=Past lexicographic
snakes out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
snaking out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic