Definitions for snag

Definitions for (noun) snag

Main entry: snag, rub, hang-up, hitch

Definition: an unforeseen obstacle


Main entry: 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


Main entry: 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


Main entry: snag

Definition: a sharp protuberance


Definitions for (verb) snag

Main entry: snag

Definition: hew jaggedly


Main entry: snag

Definition: catch on a snag

Usage: I snagged my stocking


Main entry: snag

Definition: get by acting quickly and smartly

Usage: snag a bargain


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