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引っかかる

get caught, get snagged, get stuck, be held up

→ 引っ掛かる
引っ pull, draw + かかる take (time), cost (money)
verb · indicative Rare #42,076
get caught, get snagged Used when something catches on or becomes caught by an object or obstacle.
JA: 服のボタンがドアの取っ手に引っかかることがある。
EN: The button on my clothes sometimes gets caught on the door handle.
get stuck, be held up Used when a person or process is delayed or prevented from moving forward.
JA: 渋滞に引っかかると、約束に遅れる。
EN: If I get stuck in traffic, I will be late for my appointment.
Conjugation of 引っ掛かる
Indicative
引っかかる

このファスナー、引っかかるんだ。

This zipper keeps catching.

検索に引っかかるぞ

It’ll show up in searches.

— ミスティック・リバー (2003)

そんなのに引っかかるのは間抜けだよ。

You’d be an idiot to fall for something like that.

こういった場所に引っかかるのは、一体どういった種類の人たちなんだろう？

I wonder what kind of people get stuck in places like this.