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snag
[ snag ]
noun
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
snag
/ ²õ²Ôæɡ /
noun
- a difficulty or disadvantage
the 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
- a tree stump in a riverbed that is dangerous to navigation
- a standing dead tree, esp one used as a perch by an eagle
- slang.plural sausages
verb
- tr to hinder or impede
- tr to tear or catch (fabric)
- intr to develop a snag
- intr (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag
- tr to clear (a stretch of water) of snags
- tr to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ²Ô²¹²µËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ²Ô²¹²µî€ƒl¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ²Ô²¹²µ²µ±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of snag1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of snag1
Idioms and Phrases
see hit a snag .Example Sentences
No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t snag a few minutes with Sanders.
Car buyers looking to snag new wheels will likely be confronted with sticker shock after President Trump’s 25% tax on imported vehicles and auto parts kicks in.
Both actors said they opted for current stage names after learning that other actors in the Screen Actors Guild had already snagged their preferred names.
Luckily for him, his mantelpiece is looking pretty full after his 2021 release, It Takes Two, snagged a clutch of the games industry's biggest awards.
After a strong showing at the BAFTAs, the Critics Choice Awards, and the Costume Designers Guild, it’s hard to imagine a film other than “Wicked†snagging this win.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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