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Snag

/ˈsnæɡ/

A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.

📖 Definitions of "Snag"

noun
  1. 1

    A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.

  2. 2

    A dead tree that remains standing.

  3. 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. 4

    (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.

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."

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