1. n. & v.
--n.
1. an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.
2 a jagged or projecting point or broken stump.
3 a tear in material etc.
4 a short tine of an antler.
--v.tr. (snagged, snagging)
1. catch or tear on a snag.
2 clear (land, a waterway, a tree-trunk, etc.) of snags.
3 US catch or obtain by quick action.
Derivatives:
snagged adj. snaggy adj.
Etymology: prob. f. Scand.: cf. Norw. dial. snag(e) sharp point 2. n. (usu. in pl.) Austral. sl. a sausage.
Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.