snag has definitions from the field of botany
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[ verb ] catch on a snag

Examples

"I snagged my stocking"

Used in print

(Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)

The lock insures that the points are thrown all_the_way with no chance that a wheel flange will snag on a partly thrown point .

Draw file the edges , square_up the ends and put a slight chamfer on the edges so they will not snag in the frame .

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hitch

2
[ verb ] hew jaggedly

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hew

3
[ verb ] get by acting quickly and smartly

Examples

"snag a bargain"

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obtain

4
[ noun ] an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

Synonyms

rent tear split rip

Examples

"there was a rip in his pants" "she had snags in her stockings"

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opening rend tear

5
[ noun ] (botany) a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

Examples

"a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"

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tree

6
[ noun ] a sharp protuberance

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bulge

7
[ noun ] an unforeseen obstacle

Synonyms

hitch rub hang-up

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obstacle

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