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Definitions of slang
  1. noun
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
    synonyms: serpent
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    sluitspier, wurgslang
    any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
    zeeslang
    any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom
    ringslang
    any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
    ringslang
    either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color
    bolide, koersauto, raceauto, racer, racewagen
    slender fast-moving North American snakes
    hydra, waterslang
    any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water
    boa, bontstola
    any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
    cobra
    venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
  2. noun
    a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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    brandslang
    a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire
    waterkanon, waterwerper
    a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
    type of:
    buis, buisje, kanaal, pijp, pijpje, vlampijp, vuurbuis
    conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  3. noun
    a large strong and aggressive woman
    synonyms: pin, tang
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    type of:
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  4. noun
    a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
  5. noun
    specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
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    performance, praat, schrijfstijl, schrijftrant, schrijfwijze, spraak, stijl, taalgebruik, verhaaltrant, verteltrant, vormgeving
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
  6. noun
    a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
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