Meaning & use
snagged
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Caught or tore on something sharp or rough; also, informally, managed to obtain something desirable, often quickly.
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Her sweater snagged on a nail as she walked past the fence.
He snagged the last ticket to the sold-out concert.
A note on using this word
The informal sense of 'snagged,' meaning to successfully grab or obtain something, is especially common in casual American English.
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