English

Pronunciation
a|Canada|UK IPA|/�snæg/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æɡ|-æɡ

Noun
en-noun

1. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.
2. A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth.
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. One of the secondary branches of an antler.
5. As in cloth, a pulled thread or yarn.
6. figurative A problem or difficulty with something.
7. context|Australian English|informal A sausage.

Derived terms
snaggy

Translations
trans-top|a stump or base of a branch
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trans-top|a tooth projecting beyond the rest
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trans-top|a tree fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water
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trans-top|one of the secondary branches of an antler
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trans-top|a pulled thread or yarn
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|���|trhotsure
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trans-top|figuratively: problem or difficulty with something
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�細�����|trsasai na toraburu
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trans-top|australia: a sausage
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Verb
en-verb|snag|g|ed

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!

1. context|fishing 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.

1. context|slang To pick up (something)

#: Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.

Translations
trans-top|to catch or tear
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|����|trhotsureru, t|ja|scJpan|���|trsakeru, t|ja|scJpan|破��|tryabukeru
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trans-top|fishing: to fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|���|trsabiku, t|ja|scJpan|�����|trsakkakeru, t|ja|scJpan|�����|trhikkakeru
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trans-top|slang: to pick up
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Anagrams
sang

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• 2007-12-29 18:19 - Keene - [[Category:Sausages]]

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