Snakebite

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The bite of a snake. countable

    "Mohamed's father said his son was a studious young man with a passion for soccer. "He was someone that we all thought would go very far," he said. Mohamed was the third member of his family to suffer a fatal snakebite within 12 months."

  2. 2
    a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake wordnet
  3. 3
    A drink made by mixing hard cider and lager. countable, uncountable

    "We agreed to go down to the bar and get a snakebite together, […]"

  4. 4
    Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake. countable

    "Ellie recently got a navel piercing and snakebites."

Synonyms

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Example

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"For victims, treating a snakebite requires the use of anti-venom. However, receiving the correct form of treatment can be difficult. The victim must first know which kind of snake bit them. That is because each poisonous snake produces a different kind of venom."

Etymology

Compound of snake + bite.

Related phrases

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