ˈɔːɡə(ɹ) oʊˈfɪdi.ən ˈsɜːpənt ˈsɝpənt ˈsneɪk ˈsneɪk limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous move along a winding path The army snaked through the jungle move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake form a snake-like pattern The river snakes through the valley a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake a deceitful or treacherous person