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spider
spi‧der /ˈspaɪdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: spithra, from spinnan; ⇨ spin1

1. a small creature with eight legs, which catches insects using a fine network of sticky threads
2. technical a computer program that searches the Internet for the best websites with the information you want, so that you can find it quickly
   SYN  crawler, bot ⇨ crawl the net/web
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ phrases
   ▪ a spider's web (=the network of threads a spider makes)
■ verbs
   ▪ a spider spins/weaves a web (=makes a network of threads) A spider had spun a web between the bars of the gate.
   ▪ a spider climbs somewhere There's a spider climbing up your leg.
   ▪ a spider crawls somewhere A huge spider just crawled under that chair.
   ▪ a spider scuttles somewhere (=runs quickly) The spider was scuttling towards the door.
   ▪ a spider bites somebody He was bitten by a tropical spider in a bunch of bananas.