a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.

a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off.

any sharp or rough projection.

a jagged hole, tear, pull, or run in a fabric, as caused by catching on a sharp projection.

any obstacle or impediment.

a stump of a tooth or a projecting tooth; snaggletooth.

to run or catch up on a snag.

to damage by so doing.

to obstruct or impede, as a snag does

He snagged all my efforts.

to grab; seize

to snag the last piece of pie.

to become entangled with some obstacle or hindrance.

to become tangled

This line snags every time I cast.

(of a boat) to strike a snag.

to form a snag.

noun

advantage , convenience

noun

bar , barrier , blockade , brake , bug * , catch , catch-22 , clog , crimp , cropper , crunch , curb , difficulty , disadvantage , drag * , drawback , fix * , glitch , hamper , hitch , holdup * , hole * , hurdle , impediment , inconvenience , knot , obstacle , obstruction , pickle * , problem , puzzler , scrape , spot , stumbling block , the rub , tight spot , barricade , block , blockage , hindrance , stop , traverse , wall , rub

verb

hole , nail , rip , run into , tear , barrier , branch , catch , complication , damage , difficulty , drawback , fly in the ointment , glitch , hamper , hazard , hinder , hindrance , hitch , hurdle , impediment , knot , obstacle , obstruction , pickle , problem , spot , stump , tree