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What does hangnail mean?

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Noun
  1. A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
  2. A pointed upper corner of the toenail (often created by improperly trimming by rounding the corner) that, as the nail grows, presses into the flesh or protrudes so that it may catch (“hang”) on stockings or shoes.
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To insert MAXDRILL hollow grouting anchor with head in the hole and the hangnail on the anchor head catches anchor.
The moon was a sinister hangnail that barely illuminated your path along those slick pebbles.
Legally, they make them sign deals saying don't come to me for a hangnail.
I saw that I had torn the hangnail right off my finger without even noticing.
There are many people who see Weir as a hangnail to be picked at and ripped off.
Eventually, it became a sluggish, cluttered, spreadsheety hangnail on our digital lives.

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