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snag

English

  1. 🔊 a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
    “a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds”
  2. 🔊 a sharp protuberance
  3. 🔊 an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    “there was a rip in his pants”
  4. 🔊 an unforeseen obstacle
  5. 🔊 hew jaggedly
  6. 🔊 catch on a snag
    “I snagged my stocking”
  7. 🔊 get by acting quickly and smartly
    “snag a bargain”

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