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Snag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snagged p. pr. & vb. n. Snagging ]
1. To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.]
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Snag·ged a. Full of snags; snaggy.
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snag
n 1: a sharp protuberance
2: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an
undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat
for insects and birds"
3: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
rip, rent, split, tear]
4: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: hang-up, hitch, rub]
v 1: catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
2: get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
3: hew jaggedly
[also: snagging, snagged]