Overview of noun snag

The noun snag has 4 senses

• snag -- (a sharp protuberance)


• 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")


• 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")


• hang-up, hitch, rub, snag -- (an unforeseen obstacle)

Overview of verb snag

The verb snag has 3 senses

• snag -- (catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking")


• snag -- (get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain")


• snag -- (hew jaggedly)