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snag

 
Noun snag has 4 senses
  1. snag - a sharp protuberance
    --1 is a kind of
    bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
    Derived forms: verb snag3, verb snag1
  2. snag - a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
    --2 is a kind of
    tree
  3. rip, rent, snag, split, tear - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
    --3 is a kind of opening, gap
  4. hang-up, hitch, rub, snag - an unforeseen obstacle
    --4 is a kind of obstacle, obstruction
Verb snag has 3 senses
  1. snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
    --1 is one way to
    hitch, catch
    Derived form: noun snag1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. snag - get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
    --2 is one way to
    obtain
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. snag - hew jaggedly
    --3 is one way to
    hew
    Derived form: noun snag1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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