snagging

Meanings

• The act of catching or snaring something, often unintentionally.

  - "As I was walking in the park, I accidentally snagged my trouser on a tree root."
  - "During a fishing trip, my friend's lure inadvertently snagged on a submerged rock."
  - "While working on a construction site, a worker's hard hat was snagged by a passing crane, causing the worker to lose balance and nearly fall."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with snagging
snagging , dragging , flagging , tagging , bagging , jagging , magging , vagging , pragging , stagging , ratagging , catagging , matagging , statagging

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. snagging (en) : The act of catching or snaring something, often unintentionally.
   

2. snagging (ga) : A type of fishing hook that has a curved shank and a barbed point, designed to catch fish by snagging them in the gills or fins.
   

3. snagging (sw) : The act of catching or snaring something, often unintentionally, using a fishing hook or other similar device.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of snagging that leads to same result
snag , snagged , snagging , snags

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'snagging' is believed to have originated from the Old English word 'snagan', which means 'to catch, snatch, or seize'. Over time, the word 'snagging' came to be used specifically to refer to the act of catching or snaring something, often unintentionally.

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Trivia

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1. {"fact"=>"Did you know that the term 'snagging' is also used in the field of engineering to refer to the process of catching or snaring loose parts or debris in a machine or system, in order to prevent damage or failure."}

2. {"fact"=>"Did you know that the term 'snagging' is also used in the sport of fly fishing to refer to the act of catching a fish by snagging it in the gills or fins, rather than presenting the fly in a natural and enticing manner for the fish to strike at it."}

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