Synonyms of snag from BoostVocab

snag

/snæɡ/

noun
an unforeseen obstacle
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Similar:

hang-up hitch rub

type of:
obstacle obstruction
noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
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"she had snags in her stockings"

Similar:

rent rip split tear

type of:
gap opening
noun
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
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"a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"

type of:
tree
noun
a sharp protuberance
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type of:
gibbousness hump jut prominence protrusion protuberance swelling bulge bump excrescence extrusion gibbosity
verb
catch on a snag
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"I snagged my stocking"

type of:
catch hitch
verb
get by acting quickly and smartly
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"snag a bargain"

type of:
obtain
verb
hew jaggedly
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type of:
hew

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