The definition of a snag is something sharp that sticks out or a loop of thread that pokes out of a knitted garment.
(noun)To snag is defined as to break, destroy or tear by getting caught on something.
(verb)An example of to snag is for a shirt to get caught on a nail and rip.
See snag in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: < Scand, as in ON snagi, wooden peg, Norw snage, sharp point, projection, akin to Ger schnake
transitive verb snagged, snagging
intransitive verb
See snag in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin: Of Scandinavian origin
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