snag

²snag

verb

snaggedsnag·ging

Definition of SNAG

transitive verb

1

a : to catch and usually damage on or as if on a snag b : to halt or impede as if by catching on a snag

2

: to hew, trim, or cut roughly or jaggedly

3

: to clear (as a river) of snags

4

: to catch or obtain usually by quick action or good fortune

Examples of SNAG

1. I snagged my favorite sweater on a nail.
2. The shortstop snagged the grounder.
3. The police snagged the suspect as he was trying to run away.
4. I managed to snag the information I needed from the Internet.
5. Can I snag a ride from you?

First Known Use of SNAG

1807

Related to SNAG

Synonyms: bag, capture, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, catch, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

Antonyms: miss

Related Words: glove, halter, lasso, rope; apprehend, arrest, detain; bay, corner; clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure; rend, wrest; enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh; abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

Near Antonyms: discharge, free, liberate, release; drop, loosen, unhand

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