"snail" in the noun sense
1. snail
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
2. escargot, snail
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
"snail" in the verb sense
1. snail
gather snails
"We went snailing in the summer"
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