"snaggle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snaggles [plural]
Etymology: From snag + -le. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snag|le}} snag + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} snaggle (plural snaggles)
  1. A tangled, knotted, or intertwined mass.
    Sense id: en-snaggle-en-noun-1QhaYH7S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 37 26 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 28 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 35
  2. A problem, particularly after orthopedic surgery.
    Sense id: en-snaggle-en-noun-gyFuhMmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 37 26 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 28 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snaggly, snaggletoothed

Verb

Forms: snaggles [present, singular, third-person], snaggling [participle, present], snaggled [participle, past], snaggled [past]
Etymology: From snag + -le. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snag|le}} snag + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} snaggle (third-person singular simple present snaggles, present participle snaggling, simple past and past participle snaggled)
  1. To become tangled, knotted or intertwined.
    Sense id: en-snaggle-en-verb-816XVMnG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 37 26 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 28 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 35

Inflected forms

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