snag

Noun
  1. A sharp protuberance (synset 113918438)
    is a type of: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  2. A dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest (synset 113124636)
    "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  3. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (synset 109433806)
    "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
    is a type of: gap, opening - an open or empty space in or between things
    same as: rent, rip, split, tear
  4. An unforeseen obstacle (synset 105699109)
    is a type of: obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
    same as: hang-up, hitch, rub
Verb
  1. Catch on a snag (synset 201330894)
    "I snagged my stocking"
    is a type of: catch, hitch - to hook or entangle
  2. Get by acting quickly and smartly (synset 202358084)
    "snag a bargain"
    is a type of: obtain - come into possession of
  3. Hew jaggedly (synset 201263157)
    is a type of: hew - strike with an axe; cut down, strike

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