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snag

[ snag ]

noun

  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 or cut off.
  3. any sharp or rough projection.
  4. a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection.
  5. any obstacle or impediment.
  6. a stump of a tooth or a projecting tooth; snaggletooth.


verb (used with object)

snagged, snagging.
  1. to run or catch up on a snag.
  2. to damage by so doing.
  3. to obstruct or impede, as a snag does:

    He snagged all my efforts.

  4. to grab; seize:

    to snag the last piece of pie.

verb (used without object)

snagged, snagging.
  1. to become entangled with some obstacle or hindrance.
  2. to become tangled:

    This line snags every time I cast.

  3. (of a boat) to strike a snag.
  4. to form a snag.

snag

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noun

  1. a difficulty or disadvantage

    the snag is that I have nothing suitable to wear

  2. a sharp protuberance, such as a tree stump
  3. a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object
  4. engineering a projection that brings to a stop a sliding or rotating component
  5. a tree stump in a riverbed that is dangerous to navigation
  6. a standing dead tree, esp one used as a perch by an eagle
  7. slang.
    plural sausages
“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

verb

  1. tr to hinder or impede
  2. tr to tear or catch (fabric)
  3. intr to develop a snag
  4. intr (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag
  5. tr to clear (a stretch of water) of snags
  6. tr to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc)
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²Ô²¹²µËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ²Ô²¹²µî€ƒl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ²Ô²¹²µ²µ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snag1

First recorded in 1570–80, snag is from the Old Norse word snagi point, projection
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snag1

C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snaghyrndr sharp-pointed, Norwegian snage spike, Icelandic snagi peg
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Idioms and Phrases

see hit a snag .
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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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