Word Finder - snags

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A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.

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• knot
• protuberance

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A dead tree that remains standing.

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A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.

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(by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.

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A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.

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A problem or difficulty with something.

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• hitch

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A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.

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One of the secondary branches of an antler.

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• point
• tine

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

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

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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.

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The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.

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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.

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

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To obtain or pick up (something).

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

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To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).

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The smiling little girl snagged her phone while performing a dance; but now was far-off among the crowd.

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To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.

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A light meal.

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A sausage.

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• banger
• snarler

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A goal.

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A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).

Its rise and fall are rapid and uncertain, and it is shallow and full of sandbanks and snags.

Its course is very tortuous, the current rapid, and the channel much obstructed by snags.

This backwater, where it meets and checks the current of the Arkansas, occasions the precipitation of enormous alluvial deposits, and vast quantities of snags.

Whilst working round the lake I was lucky enough to spot a few of them just basking under some of the snags.

Much of the fun found in watching comes from spotting these snags.

Until he uses his own summary tables and sees the snags he may not fully appreciate the important lessons to be learned.

However, they showed no preference for certain tree species or for live trees versus dead snags.

There have been a few snags with the marking.

We offer signature tags, snags, resources, tuts written for us.

Remember when fishing weedy waters or where snags might be a problem, the heavier gage wire provides strength to land such quality fish.

As far as wardrobe snags go this one was fairly innocent, but it still made headlines on several tabloid-style websites.

However, newspaper ink rubs off on the pups, and old towels and blankets can produce snags that catch the puppies' nails.

Lasting Sheer Enhanced Toe is a nylon touting extra durability and made with spandex to help reduce runs and snags.

Although it is a strong fabric, it can still wrinkle and get snags; hang your robe on a padded hanger instead of door hook or other hanging device that will marks in the fabric.

Ask the salesperson if there are any rips, tears, holes, stains or snags in the dress fabric.

When talking about how to care for your chiffon sundress, one disadvantage worth noting is that chiffon snags easily.

Inspect the sweater for any visible signs of wear and tear (poor quality sweaters will likely already have some snags).

Since a sheer garment is prone to snags, you should wear gloves while washing, then roll the robe in a towel to soak up the water before laying it flat to dry.

Snags and breaks are virtually eliminated due to the iron's smooth plates.

As with any clothing purchase, be sure to check your items over for snags, loose strings, missing buttons, or seams that have been sewn crooked.

The company hit a few snags in pre-production and now, rumor has it, New Moon may not be ready until the beginning of 2010.

Expect to see imperfections, small spots or tiny snags in vintage nightgowns.

The best part about these body stockings is that they last a long time and wear very beautifully when you take simple precautions to avoid snags and other runs.

No matter how well constructed, pantyhose is notorious for their snags and runs.

They protect your lingerie from snags, tears, and tangles while they're in the washing machine.

Great care should be exercised when handling it to prevent damage, snags or tears.

Ripley enters the lair alone, armed to the teeth, to retrieve her, and Bishop snags them from the building's superstructure moments before the self-destruct sequence destroys the colonial facilities.

It has remained a feature despite proven inconvenience and even dangerous snags.

In spite of the aforementioned snags, life was a proverbial bucket of roses.

These Chaco rivers are obstructed by sand bars and snags, which could be removed only by an expenditure of money unwarranted by the present population and traffic. In the southern pampa.

The improvement of the river, by the removal of snags and the construction of dams and locks in order to give it a navigable depth of to ft.

The Siberian roe (C. pygargus), which is common in the Altai, is larger and paler than the type species, with shorter and more hairy ears, a larger white rump-patch, and small irregular snags on the inner border of the antlers.

In the dry season, however, it is obstructed by reefs, sandbanks, shallows, snags, trees and floating timber from the "Apostadero" up, so that even canoes find its ascent difficult, while savage hordes along its banks add to the dangers to be encountered.

Although a few living species have the antlers in the form of simple spikes in the adult male, in the great majority of species they are more or less branched; while in some, like the elk and fallow-deer, they expand into broad palmated plates, with tines, or snags, on one or both margins.

From its Coca branch to the mouth of the Curaray the Napo is full of snags and shelving sandbanks, and throws out numerous canos among jungle-tangled islands, which in the wet season are flooded, giving the river an immense width.

The ground you are fishing onto is mainly clean, but some areas have natural snags such as small wrecks and gullies.