snag
/snæɡ/ verbo C2En español: enganchar, trabar, atorar
- 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, especially in a quick or surreptitious way. · Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog.
- To have noncommittal sexual relations.
He/she/it snags · Pasado snagged · Participio pasado snagged · Forma en -ing snagging
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A pilot was required to memorize thousands of miles of shoreline, noting every snag, sandbar, and submerged obstacle that could spell disaster for a vessel.
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