Main Entry:

²snag

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

snagged; snag·ging

Date:

1807

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 snag2: to hew, trim, or cut roughly or jaggedly3: to clear (as a river) of snags4: to catch or obtain usually by quick action or good fortune