English noun: snag | |||
1. | snag (shape) a sharp protuberance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
2. | snag (plant) a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest | ||
Samples | A snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
3. | snag (object) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | ||
Samples | There was a rip in his pants. She had snags in her stockings. | ||
Synonyms | rent, rip, split, tear | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
4. | snag (cognition) an unforeseen obstacle | ||
Synonyms | hang-up, hitch, rub | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obstacle, obstruction | ||
English verb: snag | |||
1. | snag (contact) catch on a snag | ||
Samples | I snagged my stocking. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | catch, hitch | ||
2. | snag (possession) get by acting quickly and smartly | ||
Samples | Snag a bargain. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
3. | snag (contact) hew jaggedly | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hew | ||