Snag - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|snæɡ|
Brit.
|snæɡ|
noun
- a sharp protuberance
- a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
- 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 smartlysnag a bargain
- hew jaggedlyExtra 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
I/you/we/they: snag
he/she/it: snags
present participle: snagging
past tense: snagged
past participle: snagged
noun
singular: snag
plural: snags
singular: snag
plural: snags
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