Definition of "snag"
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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.
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A tooth projecting beyond the rest; a broken or decayed tooth.
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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.
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A problem or difficulty with something.
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A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
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One of the secondary branches of an antler.
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A light meal.
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A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
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verb:
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To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
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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.
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To obtain or pick up (something).
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To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
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