1. snape - Verb
2. Snape - Proper noun
To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time. Alan Rickman
I knew with Snape I was working as a double agent, as it turns out, and a very good one at that. Alan Rickman
Additionally Severus Snape lectures Harry Potter when they first meet in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that "As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite." Source: Internet
As a child, Snape was apparently neglected and his parents often fought with one another. Source: Internet
Also as a student, Snape shows a rare gift for discovering new spells. Source: Internet
As punishment for the attack and knowing Harry is lying about the textbook, Snape assigns Harry detention during the final Quidditch match of the year. Source: Internet