Associations to the word «Snag»
Noun
- Hook
- Twig
- Claw
- Strap
- Log
- Wreck
- Yarn
- Diver
- Net
- Pant
- Fabric
- Cable
- Jacket
- Fishing
- Vine
- Sleeve
- Clothing
- Toe
- Rope
- Bottom
- Bag
- Branch
- Maybe
- Mat
- Steamboat
- Wire
- Sunk
- Limb
- Brush
- Fish
- Pull
- Woodpecker
- Slip
- Sawyer
- Tip
- Obstruction
- Pad
- Yukon
- Bar
- Finger
- Roarke
- Butte
- Fly
- Thorn
- Parachute
- Sweater
- Wrist
- Root
- Cargo
- Hose
- Dangling
- Mug
- Nimitz
- Harness
- Ankle
- Tin
- Buttock
- Waist
- Trench
- Finder
- Tangle
- Pepsi
- Steam
- Hem
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
SNAG, noun. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.
SNAG, noun. Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
SNAG, noun. A tooth projecting beyond the rest; a broken or decayed tooth.
SNAG, noun. A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
SNAG, noun. (figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
SNAG, noun. A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
SNAG, noun. One of the secondary branches of an antler.
SNAG, verb. To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
SNAG, verb. (fishing) To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
SNAG, verb. (slang) To obtain or pick up (something).
SNAG, verb. (UK) (dialect) To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
SNAG, noun. (UK) (dialect) (obsolete) A light meal.
SNAG, noun. (Australia) (informal) (colloquial) A sausage. [From 1941.]
SNAG, noun. A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
Dictionary definition
SNAG, noun. A sharp protuberance.
SNAG, noun. A dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds".
SNAG, noun. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings".
SNAG, noun. An unforeseen obstacle.
SNAG, verb. Catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking".
SNAG, verb. Get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain".
SNAG, verb. Hew jaggedly.
Wise words
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make
his words good.