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Snag

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounA stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
2.NounA dead tree that remains standing.
3.NounA 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.NounAny sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
5.NounA tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
6.NounA problem or difficulty with something.
"we hit a snag"
7.NounA pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth; a tear.
8.NounOne of the secondary branches of an antler.
9.VerbTo catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
"Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!"
10.VerbTo damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
"The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862."
11.VerbTo 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."
12.VerbTo obtain or pick up, especially in a quick or surreptitious way.
"Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog."
13.VerbTo cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
14.VerbTo have noncommittal sexual relations.
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16.NounA light meal.
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18.NounA goal.
19.NounA misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
20.NounAcronym of sensitive new age guy.
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