单词 | snag |
释义 | snag —snaglike, adj. /snag/, n. , v. , snagged, snagging. n. 1. a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation. 2. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off. 3. any sharp or rough projection. 4. a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection. 5. any obstacle or impediment. 6. a stump of a tooth or a projecting tooth; snaggletooth. v.t. 7. to run or catch up on a snag. 8. to damage by so doing. 9. to obstruct or impede, as a snag does: He snagged all my efforts. 10. to grab; seize: to snag the last piece of pie. v.i. 11. to become entangled with some obstacle or hindrance. 12. to become tangled: This line snags every time I cast. 13. (of a boat) to strike a snag. 14. to form a snag. [1570-80; < ON snagi point, projection] |
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