See Also: snag(medicine)
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snag 1, noun(dictionary)
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snag(5) (iou)



snag verb2. [snag] Infl. -gg-. L18.
[from SNAG noun1. Cf. SNAGGED.]
verb trans. Cut (a tree, bush, etc.) roughly so as to leave snags. L18.
verb trans. Catch, damage, pierce, or tear on a snag or projection. Freq. in pass. E19.
Cecil Roberts I started to haul my line in, but found I was snagged. J. Didion She had snagged her stocking on the lock of her..case.
b. verb intrans. Strike a snag, get caught on a projection or obstacle. M19.
W. Faulkner Cant you never crawl through here without snagging on that nail. P. Theroux They can't throw them [nets] in therethey'd snag on the trees.
verb trans. Obstrust, hinder, impede, inconvenience. Also foll. by up. M19.
Guardian No place to work and insufficient funds..had snagged her. Colin Burke He was going to do whatever he could to snag things up.
verb trans. Clear (a river etc.) of snags. L19.
verb trans.
a. Catch, get hold of, grab, steal, pick up, acquire. colloq. L19.
E. Segal The fond hope of snagging a real Harvard husband.
b. Angling. Catch (fish), spec. with a bare hook; catch illicitly or improperly. N. Amer. M20.