snaggy

snag  (sng)

n.

1. A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as:

a. A tree or a part of a tree that protrudes above the surface in a body of water. Also called sawyer. See Regional Note at preacher.

b. A snaggletooth.

2. A break, pull, or tear in fabric.

3. An unforeseen or hidden obstacle. See Synonyms at obstacle.

4. A short or imperfectly developed branch of a deer's antler.

v. snagged, snag·ging, snags

v.tr.

1. To tear, break, hinder, or destroy by or as if by a snag: snagged a stocking on a splinter.

2. Informal To catch unexpectedly and quickly: snagged a bargain.

3. To free of snags: snagged the river.

4. To catch (a fish), especially by hooking in a place other than its mouth.

v.intr.

To be damaged by a snag: His sweater snagged on a tree branch.

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[Of Scandinavian origin.]

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snaggy adj.

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snaggy [snægɪ]

adj -gier, -giest

having sharp protuberances