unsnag
Americanverb (used with object)
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to free from being caught on something.
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to remove an obstacle or impediment from.
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Old Pebble is a kind of mythic Nature Boy who can chant his weary men through a rough gorge or leap into the treacherous waters to unsnag the towline and break surface with it like a trout.
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