verb Download 🔗Share To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection. Examples : "Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!" material action wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To 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. Examples : "The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862." nautical sailing environment disaster vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River." fish sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obtain or pick up (something). Examples : "Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog." action achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something). Examples : "The smiling little girl snagged her phone while performing a dance; but now was far-off among the crowd." action property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly. Examples : "The lumberjack snagged the felled tree trunk before hauling it to the mill. " agriculture technical action environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Full of snags; snaggy. Examples : "The old wooden fence was snagged, making it difficult to climb. " nature condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading