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snag  (sng)

n.

1. A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as:

a. A tree or a part of a tree that protrudes above the surface in a body of water. Also called sawyer. See Regional Note at preacher.

b. A snaggletooth.

2. A break, pull, or tear in fabric.

3. An unforeseen or hidden obstacle. See Synonyms at obstacle.

4. A short or imperfectly developed branch of a deer's antler.

v. snagged, snag·ging, snags

v.tr.

1. To tear, break, hinder, or destroy by or as if by a snag: snagged a stocking on a splinter.

2. Informal To catch unexpectedly and quickly: snagged a bargain.

3. To free of snags: snagged the river.

4. To catch (a fish), especially by hooking in a place other than its mouth.

v.intr.

To be damaged by a snag: His sweater snagged on a tree branch.

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[Of Scandinavian origin.]

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snaggy adj.

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snag [snæg]

n

1. a difficulty or disadvantage the snag is that I have nothing suitable to wear

2. a sharp protuberance, such as a tree stump

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Engineering a projection that brings to a stop a sliding or rotating component

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly US and Canadian a tree stump in a riverbed that is dangerous to navigation

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) US and Canadian a standing dead tree, esp one used as a perch by an eagle

7. (Cookery) (plural) Austral slang sausages

vb snags, snagging, snagged

1. (tr) to hinder or impede

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to tear or catch (fabric)

3. (intr) to develop a snag

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) Chiefly US and Canadian (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Chiefly US and Canadian to clear (a stretch of water) of snags

6. (tr) US to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc.)

[of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snaghyrndr sharp-pointed, Norwegian snage spike, Icelandic snagi peg]

snaglike  adj

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snag - Literally first meant a stump on a tree trunk or a piece of timber underwater that obstructed navigation.

See also related terms for tree+trunk.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snag - a sharp protuberance                 excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
	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" rent, rip, tear, split 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 obstacle               rub, hang-up, hitch obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination 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 jaggedly hew - strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"

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snag

noun

difficulty, hitch, problem, obstacle, catch, hazard, disadvantage, complication, drawback, inconvenience, downside, stumbling block, the rub A police crackdown hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.

verb

catch, tear, rip, hole He snagged his suit.

Translations

snag [snæg]

A. N

1. (= difficulty) → inconveniente m, problema m
there's a snag → hay un inconveniente or problema
what's the snag? → ¿cuál es el problema?, ¿qué pega hay?(Sp)
the snag is that → la dificultad es que ...
that's the snag → ahí está el problema
to run into or hit a snag → encontrar inconvenientes, dar con un obstáculo

2. [of tooth] → raigón m

3. [of tree] → tocón m; (in wood) → nudo m

4. (in fabric) → enganchón m

B. VT → enganchar, coger (on en)

C. VI → engancharse, quedar cogido (on en)

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snag [ˈsnæg] n → inconvénient m, difficulté f

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snag

n

(= hidden difficulty) → Haken m, → Schwierigkeit f; there’s a snag → die Sache hat einen Haken; what’s the snag? → woran liegt es?, was ist das Problem?; to run into or hit a snag → in Schwierigkeiten (acc) → kommen

(= flaw in clothes etc) → gezogener Faden

(in water) → Baumstumpf m → (im Wasser)

vt → sich (dat) → einen Faden ziehen; I snagged my tights → ich habe mir an den Strumpfhosen einen Faden gezogen

vi → Fäden ziehen

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snag [snæg]

1. n (pulled thread) → filo tirato; (difficulty) → intralcio, intoppo
the snag is that ... → il guaio è che....
what's the snag? → qual è il problema?
to run into or hit a snag → incontrare una difficoltà, trovare un intoppo

2. vt (jumper) → tirare un filo a; (tights) → smagliare

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snag

n snag [snӕg]

1 a difficulty or drawback We did not realize at first how many snags there were in our plan. probleem عائِق، نَقْص، صُعوبَه пречка překážka, potíž lille vanskelighed der Haken δυσκολία, μειονέκτημα pega, problema, inconveniente takistus, probleem گره pulma obstacle מִכשוֹל आपत्ति-विपत्त‍ि neočekivana zapreka, kvaka buktató kesulitan snurða ostacolo 障害 뜻하지 않은 장해, 방해 kliūtis, trūkumas kļūme; aizķeršanās kesulitan moeilijkheid hake, hindring, ulempe przeszkoda, feler senão obstacol неожиданное препятствие, затруднение prekážka, ťažkosť težava poteškoća hake, stötesten อุปสรรค pürüz, sorun 障礙 перешкода اچانک پیدا ہوئی رکاوٹ khó khăn, trở ngại 障碍

2 a place on a garment where a thread has been torn or pulled out of place. haakplek نُتوء، نَسْل خَيْط дръпнато конче (от дреха) vytržená nit udtrukket tråd angerissener Stoff τράβηγμα, ξήλωμα (για θηλιά) enganchón, desgarrón hargnenud koht, rebend برآمدگي repeämä accroc קֶרַע खोंच okrnjak, nešto što strši kihúzott szál (helye) robekan rifa filo tirato, smagliatura かぎ裂き (옷 등이 걸려서) 찢어진 곳 ištrauktas/nutrauktas siūlas uzrauts pavediens (audumā u.tml.) robekan haal rift, uttrukket tråd zadarcie fio puxado ruptură, gaură дыра, затяжка vytrhnutá niť luknja poderotina maska, reva โรงปั่นด้าย kaçık, kaçan iplik 衣服上的開線處 затяжка کپڑے وغیرہ میں کھونچ vết toạc, vết thủng 衣服上的开线处