| Noun | 1. | snag - a sharp protuberanceexcrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form | |
| 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"tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | |
| 3. | snag - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" | |
| 4. | snag - an unforeseen obstacleobstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" | |
| Verb | 1. | snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"hitch, catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" | |
| 2. | snag - get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" | |
| 3. | snag - hew jaggedlyhew - strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" | |