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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Snag \Snag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Snagging.]
     1. To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree;
        to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a
        snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To catch on a snag [5]
  
     4. (Fig.) To obtain by a quick action, as though by snagging
        [3] something passing by; -- often used of an
        opportunistic or fortunate action.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Snag \Snag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Snagging.]
     1. To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree;
        to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
     2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a
        snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  snag
       n 1: a sharp protuberance
       2: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an
          undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat
          for insects and birds"
       3: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
          rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
          rip, rent, split, tear]
       4: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: hang-up, hitch, rub]
       v 1: catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
       2: get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
       3: hew jaggedly
       [also: snagging, snagged]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  snagging
       See snag

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  snagging
     vb.
     (present participle of en snag nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  snagging
     vb.
     (present participle of en snag nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  snagging
     vb.
     (present participle of en snag nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  snagging
     vb.
     (present participle of en snag nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Snagging /snˈaɡɪŋ/
  التمزّق

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  snagging /snˈaɡɪŋ/
   [Br.] Bauabnahme 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  snagging /snˈaɡɪŋ/
  Grobschliff 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  snagging /snˈaɡɪŋ/
  ergatternd, sich schnappend, sich unter den Nagel reißend, wegschnappend
     Synonym: snaring
  
   see: snag sth., snare sth., snagged, snared, snag a parking space, snag/snare first place in the contest, snag/snare a millionaire, snag/snare business from competitors
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  snagging /snˈaɡɪŋ/
  zerreißend 

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsnæɡɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     荒磨

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