snaking out

Verb

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

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, African-American Vernacular) To inform; to rat