snag

snag

S0504100 (snăg)n.1. A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as:a. A dead or partly dead tree that is still standing.b. A tree or a part of a tree that is sunken in or protrudes above a body of water and is a danger to navigation.c. A snaggletooth.d. A short or imperfectly developed branch of a deer's antler.2. A break, pull, or tear in fabric.3. An unforeseen or hidden obstacle or difficulty: Our plans for the party have hit a snag.v. snagged, snag·ging, snags v.tr.1. To tear, break, hinder, or destroy by or as if by a snag: snagged a stocking on a splinter.2. Informal To catch or obtain quickly or unexpectedly: snagged a ground ball; snagged a bargain.3. To free of snags: snagged the river.4. To catch (a fish), especially by hooking in a place other than its mouth.v.intr. To be damaged by a snag: His sweater snagged on a tree branch.

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[Of Scandinavian origin.]

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snag′gy adj.

snag

(snæɡ) n1. a difficulty or disadvantage: the snag is that I have nothing suitable to wear. 2. a sharp protuberance, such as a tree stump3. (Textiles) a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object4. (Mechanical Engineering) engineering a projection that brings to a stop a sliding or rotating component5. (Nautical Terms) chiefly US and Canadian a tree stump in a riverbed that is dangerous to navigation6. (Forestry) US and Canadian a standing dead tree, esp one used as a perch by an eagle7. (Cookery) (plural) slang Austral sausagesvb, snags, snagging or snagged8. (tr) to hinder or impede9. (Textiles) (tr) to tear or catch (fabric)10. (intr) to develop a snag11. (Nautical Terms) (intr) chiefly US and Canadian (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag12. (Nautical Terms) (tr) chiefly US and Canadian to clear (a stretch of water) of snags13. (tr) US to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc)[C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snaghyrndr sharp-pointed, Norwegian snage spike, Icelandic snagi peg] ˈsnagˌlike adj

snag

(snæg)

n., v. snagged, snag•ging. n. 1. a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation. 2. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken off. 3. any sharp or rough projection. 4. a hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection. 5. any obstacle or impediment. 6. snaggletooth. v.t. 7. to run or catch up on a snag. 8. to damage by so doing. 9. to obstruct or impede, as a snag does. 10. to grab; seize. v.i. 11. to become entangled with some obstacle. 12. to become tangled, as twine or hair. 13. (of a boat) to strike a snag. 14. to form a snag. [1570–80; < Old Norse snagi point, projection] snag′gy, adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

snag

- Literally first meant a stump on a tree trunk or a piece of timber underwater that obstructed navigation.See also related terms for tree trunk.

snag

Past participle: snagged
Gerund: snagging

Imperative
snag
snag

Present
I snag
you snag
he/she/it snags
we snag
you snag
they snag

Preterite
I snagged
you snagged
he/she/it snagged
we snagged
you snagged
they snagged

Present Continuous
I am snagging
you are snagging
he/she/it is snagging
we are snagging
you are snagging
they are snagging

Present Perfect
I have snagged
you have snagged
he/she/it has snagged
we have snagged
you have snagged
they have snagged

Past Continuous
I was snagging
you were snagging
he/she/it was snagging
we were snagging
you were snagging
they were snagging

Past Perfect
I had snagged
you had snagged
he/she/it had snagged
we had snagged
you had snagged
they had snagged

Future
I will snag
you will snag
he/she/it will snag
we will snag
you will snag
they will snag

Future Perfect
I will have snagged
you will have snagged
he/she/it will have snagged
we will have snagged
you will have snagged
they will have snagged

Future Continuous
I will be snagging
you will be snagging
he/she/it will be snagging
we will be snagging
you will be snagging
they will be snagging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snagging
you have been snagging
he/she/it has been snagging
we have been snagging
you have been snagging
they have been snagging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snagging
you will have been snagging
he/she/it will have been snagging
we will have been snagging
you will have been snagging
they will have been snagging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snagging
you had been snagging
he/she/it had been snagging
we had been snagging
you had been snagging
they had been snagging

Conditional
I would snag
you would snag
he/she/it would snag
we would snag
you would snag
they would snag

Past Conditional
I would have snagged
you would have snagged
he/she/it would have snagged
we would have snagged
you would have snagged
they would have snagged

snag

A short stub left behind after incorrect pruning which is prone to disease infection.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snag - a sharp protuberance excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "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"
	2.	snag - a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	3.	snag - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"rent, rip, tear, splitopening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
	4.	snag - an unforeseen obstacle rub, hang-up, hitchobstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "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"
Verb	1.	snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"hitch, catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
	2.	snag - get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
	3.	snag - hew jaggedlyhew - strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"

snag

noun1. difficulty, hitch, problem, obstacle, catch, hazard, disadvantage, complication, drawback, inconvenience, downside, stumbling block, the rub A police crackdown hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.verb1. catch, tear, rip, hole He snagged his suit.

snag

noun1. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, stop, traverse, wall.2. A tricky or unsuspected condition:rub.Informal: catch.

Translations

衣服上的开线处障碍

snag

(snӕg) noun1. a difficulty or drawback. We did not realize at first how many snags there were in our plan. 障礙 障碍2. a place on a garment where a thread has been torn or pulled out of place. 衣服上的開線處 衣服上的开线处