Defenition of the word snag
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Defenition of the word snag
- an unforeseen obstacle
- hew jaggedly
- catch on a snag
- get by acting quickly and smartly
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
- a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
- a sharp protuberance
- catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
- get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
Synonyms for the word snag
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- disadvantage
- hang-up
- hitch
- impediment
- obstacle
- projection
- rent
- rub
- tear
Hypernyms for the word snag
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- bulge
- bump
- catch
- excrescence
- extrusion
- gap
- gibbosity
- gibbousness
- hew
- hitch
- hump
- jut
- obstacle
- obstruction
- obtain
- opening
- prominence
- protrusion
- protuberance
- swelling
- tree
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