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snag

 
 
/snæg/ verb [T] (present participle snagging, past tense and past participle snagged)

Translation

TEAR If you snag something, it becomes stuck on a sharp object and tears.
takmak, takıp yırtmak
I snagged my coat on the wire.1967
WIN US informal to get, catch, or win something
almak, yakalamak, kazanmak
She managed to snag a seat in the front row.792777
(Definition of snag verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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