snagged
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To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
โBe careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!โ
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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.
โThe steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.โ
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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.
โWe snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River.โ
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To obtain or pick up (something).
โElla snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.โ
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To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).
โThe smiling little girl snagged her phone while performing a dance; but now was far-off among the crowd.โ
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To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
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Full of snags; snaggy.
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