Snag
WordNet

noun


(1)   An unforeseen obstacle
(2)   An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
"There was a rip in his pants"
"She had snags in her stockings"
(3)   A dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
"A snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
(4)   A sharp protuberance

verb


(5)   Hew jaggedly
(6)   Catch on a snag
"I snagged my stocking"
(7)   Get by acting quickly and smartly
"Snag a bargain"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.
  2. A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth.
  3. A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
  4. One of the secondary branches of an antler.
  5. As in cloth, a pulled thread or yarn.
  6. A problem or difficulty with something.
  7. A sausage.
  8. A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).

Verb



  1. To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection
    Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!
  2. To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target
    We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi river.
  3. To pick up (something)
    Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.
 
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