snake out
C1 neutral inseparable both
In simple words
To stretch out in a long, curving line like a snake.
Literal meaning: To move out in the manner of a snake — in a long, winding path.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To extend outward in a long, winding, snake-like line.
"The queue snaked out of the cinema and around the corner of the building."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 neutral
To pull or draw something out slowly in a winding motion (often a cable, hose, or drain snake).
"The plumber snaked out the blockage from the drainpipe."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used both literally (a queue or road snaking out) and in technical contexts (pulling a drain snake out of a pipe). Also used for reaching out an arm or limb in a sinuous way. Primarily found in descriptive writing.
Commonly used with
queue road queue line drain arm cable
Forms
Base
snake out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snakes out
he/she/it
Past simple
snaked out
yesterday
Past participle
snaked out
have + pp
-ing form
snaking out
continuous
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