Meaning

• A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.

• A dead tree that remains standing.

• A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.

• (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.

• A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.

• A problem or difficulty with something.

• A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.

• One of the secondary branches of an antler.

Meaning

• To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

  "Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!"

• To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.

  "The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862."

• To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.

  "We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River."

• To obtain or pick up (something).

  "Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog."

• To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).

  "The smiling little girl snagged her phone while performing a dance; but now was far-off among the crowd."

• To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.