Synonyms: snag, rub, hang-up, hitch
Definition: an unforeseen obstacle
Similar words: obstacle, obstruction
Definition: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Usage: lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement; the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education; the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
Synonyms: rip, rent, split, snag, tear
Definition: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Usage: there was a rip in his pants; she had snags in her stockings
Definition: an open or empty space in or between things
Usage: there was a small opening between the trees; the explosion made a gap in the wall
Synonyms: snag
Definition: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
Usage: a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds
Similar words: tree
Definition: a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
Synonyms: snag
Definition: a sharp protuberance
Similar words: protrusion, protuberance, prominence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, excrescence, extrusion, bulge, bump, swelling
Definition: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Usage: the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge; the hump of a camel; he stood on the rocky prominence; the occipital protuberance was well developed; the bony excrescence between its horns
Synonyms: snag
Definition: hew jaggedly
Synonyms: snag
Definition: catch on a snag
Usage: I snagged my stocking
Synonyms: snag
Definition: get by acting quickly and smartly
Usage: snag a bargain