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Meaning of snagging

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

snagging

verb

Definitions

  1. To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

    Example: Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!

  2. 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.

    Example: The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.

  3. 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.

    Example: We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River.

  4. To obtain or pick up (something).

    Example: Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.