Definitions
1.nounAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
2.noun(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
3.nounA spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.
4.nounA tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
5.nounThe pod of the snail clover.
6.verbTo move or travel very slowly."The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."