noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:S N AE1 G ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A fishing hook consisting of several hooks radiating from a centre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A tool for lopping superfluous branches from a tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Qualifier: shearing
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A person who works on a snag-boat clearing away obstacles in the river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A turnip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 6
A person who reviews newly built properties to find issues to be remedied before the client buying the home moves in; someone who produces a snag list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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