Snag

noun
snæɡ

Noun

  • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

    “she had snags in her stockings”

    Similar:RentRipSplitTear
    Type of:GapOpening

  • a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

    “a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds”

    Type of:Tree

  • an unforeseen obstacle

    Similar:Hang-upHitchRub
    Type of:ObstacleObstruction

  • a sharp protuberance

    Type of:GibbousnessHumpJut

Verb

  • catch on a snag

    “I snagged my stocking”

    Type of:CatchHitch

  • get by acting quickly and smartly

    “snag a bargain”

    Type of:Obtain

  • hew jaggedly

    Type of:Hew

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