Snag - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |snæɡ|  American pronunciation of the word snag
Brit.  |snæɡ|  British pronunciation of the word snag

noun

- a sharp protuberance
- a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (syn: rent, rip, split, tear)
she had snags in her stockings
- an unforeseen obstacle (syn: hang-up, hitch, rub)

verb

- catch on a snag
I snagged my stocking
- get by acting quickly and smartly
snag a bargain
- hew jaggedly

Extra examples

I caught my sleeve on a snag and tore it.

My sweater has a snag where I caught it on a nail.

The only snag is finding somewhere to put it.

It's an interesting job. The only snag is that it's not very well paid.

The grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key.

Oh no! I've snagged my stockings.

I snagged a parking space in the last row.

I snagged my stocking

I managed to snag the information I needed from the Internet.

Can I snag a ride from you?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: snag
he/she/it: snags
present participle: snagging
past tense: snagged
past participle: snagged
noun
singular: snag
plural: snags
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