āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to snag
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āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to catch something on a sharp or rough object, resulting in damage or tearing
Transitive: to snag sth on a sharp object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cat snagged the curtains on the window latch, making it difficult to open and close them smoothly.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to become entangled or caught on a sharp object or projection
Intransitive: to snag on a sharp object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her sweater snagged on a nail sticking out of the fence as she walked past.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
to catch or obtain something unexpectedly or with difficulty
Transitive: to snag sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He snagged a rare first edition of his favorite book at the antique store.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž
a difficulty or problem, particularly a minor, hidden, or unpredicted one
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The project ran into a snag when the required materials were delayed.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸
a sharp protuberance
05
(Australian) a sausage, typically cooked on a barbecue or grill
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She cooked a few snags for lunch.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
