"sny" meaning in English

See sny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /snaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /snʌɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sny.wav Forms: snies [plural]
enPR: snī [Received-Pronunciation, US], snī [UK] Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: First attested in 1711; its etymology is unknown; perhaps from Proto-Germanic *snōwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to wind; twist; braid; plait”). Compare snying and the Danish sno (“to twine”, “to twist”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*snōwaną}} Proto-Germanic *snōwaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sneh₁-|t=to wind; twist; braid; plait}} Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to wind; twist; braid; plait”), {{cog|da|sno|t=to twine”, “to twist}} Danish sno (“to twine”, “to twist”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sny (plural snies)
  1. (shipbuilding) Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
    An upward curve at the edge of a plank.
    Sense id: en-sny-en-noun-KPgpopst Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
  2. (shipbuilding) Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat.
    An upward curve in the lines of a wooden watercraft from amidships toward its bow and its stern.
    Sense id: en-sny-en-noun-FrKa3rLs Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /snaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /snʌɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sny.wav Forms: snies [plural]
enPR: snī [Received-Pronunciation, US], snī [UK] Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: First attested with this spelling in 1893; see snye. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sny (plural snies)
  1. (archaic) A small channel of water. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-sny-en-noun-zslV2zTZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /snaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /snʌɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sny.wav Forms: snies [present, singular, third-person], snying [participle, present], snied [participle, past], snied [past]
enPR: snī [Received-Pronunciation, US], snī [UK] Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *snīkaną (“to crawl, creep”), similar to modern sneak. First attested in late Middle English; from Middle English snyȝe (“creep”); compare Danish snige (“sneak”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*snīkaną|t=to crawl, creep}} Proto-Germanic *snīkaną (“to crawl, creep”), {{inh|en|enm|snyȝe||creep}} Middle English snyȝe (“creep”), {{cog|da|snige||sneak}} Danish snige (“sneak”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sny (third-person singular simple present snies, present participle snying, simple past and past participle snied)
  1. (obsolete, rare, intransitive) move, proceed Tags: intransitive, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-sny-en-verb-UF1e~ac7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /snaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /snʌɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sny.wav Forms: snies [present, singular, third-person], snying [participle, present], snied [participle, past], snied [past]
enPR: snī [Received-Pronunciation, US], snī [UK] Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: First attested in 1674; its etymology is unknown. Head templates: {{en-verb}} sny (third-person singular simple present snies, present participle snying, simple past and past participle snied)
  1. (now dialectal, intransitive) Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something. Tags: dialectal, intransitive Synonyms: snive, snie (alt: pronounced [snaɪ]), snye, snee (alt: pronounced [sniː]) Synonyms (pronounced with a terminal consonant): snithe Translations (to swarm, teem, be infested w\smth.): кише́ть (kišétʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sny-en-verb-4LuMNnjS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 1 3 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 24 2 6 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 1 4 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "text": "1893, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective and Other Stories (1896), page unknown\n“Well, Mars Tom, my idea is like dis. It ain’t no use, we can’t kill dem po’ strangers dat ain’t doin’ us no harm, till we’ve had practice — I knows it perfectly well, Mars Tom — ‛deed I knows it perfectly well. But ef we takes a’ ax or two, jist you en me en Huck, en slips acrost de river to-night arter de moon’s gone down, en kills dat sick fam’ly dat’s over on the Sny, en burns dey house down, en —”"
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          "text": "The word snye, sny or snie has been used for many years to describe a channel behind an island, with slack current or partly dried, or some such similar feature.",
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        "Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something."
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          "abound"
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          "swarm",
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        ],
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          "teem",
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        "(now dialectal, intransitive) Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something."
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      "sense": "pronounced with a terminal consonant",
      "word": "snithe"
    },
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      "word": "snive"
    },
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      "alt": "pronounced [snaɪ]",
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    },
    {
      "word": "snye"
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      "alt": "pronounced [sniː]",
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    }
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      "roman": "kišétʹ",
      "sense": "to swarm, teem, be infested w\\smth.",
      "word": "кише́ть"
    }
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}

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      ],
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        {
          "text": "1893, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective and Other Stories (1896), page unknown\n“Well, Mars Tom, my idea is like dis. It ain’t no use, we can’t kill dem po’ strangers dat ain’t doin’ us no harm, till we’ve had practice — I knows it perfectly well, Mars Tom — ‛deed I knows it perfectly well. But ef we takes a’ ax or two, jist you en me en Huck, en slips acrost de river to-night arter de moon’s gone down, en kills dat sick fam’ly dat’s over on the Sny, en burns dey house down, en —”"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1948, Lawrence Johnstone Burpee, editor, Canadian Geographical Journal, volume 36, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, page 151:",
          "text": "The word snye, sny or snie has been used for many years to describe a channel behind an island, with slack current or partly dried, or some such similar feature.",
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        "A small channel of water."
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        "(archaic) A small channel of water."
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    },
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      "enpr": "snī",
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