snag

/ˈsnæɡ/

noun

1
A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
2
A dead tree that remains standing.
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
(by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
5
A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
6
A problem or difficulty with something.
7
A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
8
One of the secondary branches of an antler.

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 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
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
To obtain or pick up (something).
“Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.”
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
To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.

1
A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).

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