snake out

verb

To move outwards like a snake.

“Snake out the horse's legs.”

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Meanings

verbsnake out (third-person singular simple present snakes out, present participle snaking out, simple past and past participle snaked out)

present singular third person snakes out · participle present snaking out · participle past snaked out · past snaked out

  1. literallyTo move outwards like a snake.

    His hand was snaking out from the window.

  2. USarchaicslangtransitiveTo remove by dragging out, as removing a snake from its hole.

    Then snake out the item from its container.

  3. USarchaicslangtransitiveTo crack a whip so as to wrap around a target.

    Snake out the horse's legs.

  4. transitiveTo unclog a drain using a plumbing snake.

    The plumber snaked out the drain.

  5. Multicultural London EnglishAfrican-American VernacularTo inform; to rat
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APA

snake out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20out

MLA

“snake out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20out.

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