snagging

verb

1. 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. 2

   To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.

   “The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.”

3. 3

   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.”

4. 4

   To obtain or pick up (something).

   “Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.”

5. 5

   To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).

   “The smiling little girl snagged her phone while performing a dance; but now was far-off among the crowd.”

6. 6

   To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.