3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Snag \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.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: snagging See {snag}
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