Snag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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, snag·ging.
  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, snag·ging.
  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.
noun
  1. a difficulty or disadvantage
  2. a sharp protuberance, such as a tree stump
  3. a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object
  4. 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. sausages
verb snags, snagging or snagged
  1. to hinder or impede
  2. to tear or catch (fabric)
  3. to develop a snag
  4. (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag
  5. to clear (a stretch of water) of snags
  6. to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc)
Snag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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