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snagged

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snag

  [snag] noun, verb, snagged, snag⋅ging.
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–noun
1. a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
2. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off.
3. any sharp or rough projection.
4. a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection.
5. any obstacle or impediment.
6. a stump of a tooth or a projecting tooth; snaggletooth.
–verb (used with object)
7. to run or catch up on a snag.
8. to damage by so doing.
9. to obstruct or impede, as a snag does: He snagged all my efforts.
10. to grab; seize: to snag the last piece of pie.
–verb (used without object)
11. to become entangled with some obstacle or hindrance.
12. to become tangled: This line snags every time I cast.
13. (of a boat) to strike a snag.
14. to form a snag.
Origin:
1570–80; < ON snagi point, projection

Related forms:
snaglike, adjective
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snag   (snāg)   
n.  

  1. A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as:

    1. A tree or a part of a tree that protrudes above the surface in a body of water. Also called sawyer. See Regional Note at preacher.

    2. A snaggletooth.

  2. A break, pull, or tear in fabric.

  3. An unforeseen or hidden obstacle. See Synonyms at obstacle.

  4. A short or imperfectly developed branch of a deer's antler.

v.   snagged, snag·ging, snags

v.   tr.

  1. To tear, break, hinder, or destroy by or as if by a snag: snagged a stocking on a splinter.

  2. Informal To catch unexpectedly and quickly: snagged a bargain.

  3. To free of snags: snagged the river.

  4. To catch (a fish), especially by hooking in a place other than its mouth.

v.   intr.
To be damaged by a snag: His sweater snagged on a tree branch.

[Of Scandinavian origin.]
snag'gy adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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