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[ snag ] / snæg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snag ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off. any sharp or rough projection. a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection. any obstacle or impediment. a stump of a tooth or a projecting tooth; snaggletooth. verb (used with object), snagged, snag·ging.to run or catch up on a snag. to damage by so doing. to obstruct or impede, as a snag does: He snagged all my efforts. to grab; seize: to snag the last piece of pie. verb (used without object), snagged, snag·ging.to become entangled with some obstacle or hindrance. to become tangled: This line snags every time I cast. (of a boat) to strike a snag. to form a snag. Origin of snagFirst recorded in 1570–80, snag is from the Old Norse word snagi point, projection OTHER WORDS FROM snagsnaglike, adjectiveun·snagged, adjectiveWords nearby snagsnack bar, snackette, snack table, snaffle, snafu, snag, snaggletooth, snaggy, snail, snail cam, snail darter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snagThe snag is that the nonmedical part of the world has to buy in, too. New guidance on brain death could ease debate over when life ends|Laura Sanders|August 10, 2020|Science News By May, those efforts seemed to hit a snag when the Housing Commission decided not to move forward with 10 hotel properties it had initially eyed. Morning Report: The Seditious Language Law’s Origin Story|Voice of San Diego|August 5, 2020|Voice of San Diego He was 19, and managed to snag a summer internship with New Line Cinema. ‘Mockingjay’s’ Mastermind: Francis Lawrence on the Book vs. Movie, ISIS Parallels, and More|Marlow Stern|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is a snag because Chan lives across the border, where the Hong Kong Dollar is used. Inside China's Underground Black Market Banks|Brendon Hong|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for snag
nouna difficulty or disadvantagethe snag is that I have nothing suitable to wear a sharp protuberance, such as a tree stump a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object engineering a projection that brings to a stop a sliding or rotating component mainly US and Canadian a tree stump in a riverbed that is dangerous to navigation US and Canadian a standing dead tree, esp one used as a perch by an eagle (plural) Australian slang sausages verb snags, snagging or snagged(tr) to hinder or impede (tr) to tear or catch (fabric) (intr) to develop a snag (intr) mainly US and Canadian (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag (tr) mainly US and Canadian to clear (a stretch of water) of snags (tr) US to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc) Derived forms of snagsnaglike, adjectiveWord Origin for snagC16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snaghyrndr sharp-pointed, Norwegian snage spike, Icelandic snagi peg Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with snagThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to snagcrunch, stumbling block, barrier, difficulty, inconvenience, drawback, holdup, hitch, glitch, obstacle, impediment, hurdle, bug, disadvantage, rip, run into, clog, bar, puzzler, blockade |