snag
noun
[ snaɡ ]
• an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.
• "there's one small snag"
Similar:
obstacle,
difficulty,
complication,
catch,
hitch,
stumbling block,
pitfall,
unseen problem,
problem,
issue,
barrier,
impediment,
hindrance,
inconvenience,
setback,
hurdle,
disadvantage,
downside,
drawback,
minus,
disbenefit,
hiccup,
• a sharp, angular, or jagged projection.
• "keep an emery board handy in case of nail snags"
Similar:
sharp projection,
jag,
jagged bit,
thorn,
spur,
sticky-out bit,
• a dead tree.
• "dozens of species of birds and mammals use standing snags for nesting"
snag
verb
• catch or tear (something) on a sharp projection.
• "thorns snagged his sweater"
• catch or obtain.
• "it's the first time they've snagged the star for a photo"
Origin:
late 16th century (in snag1 (sense 2 of the noun)): probably of Scandinavian origin. The early sense ‘stump sticking out from a tree trunk’ gave rise to a US sense ‘submerged piece of timber obstructing navigation’, of which sense 1 is originally a figurative use. Current verb senses arose in the 19th century.
snag
noun
• a sausage.
• "I make my own snags, my own pies and pasties"
Origin:
1940s: of unknown origin.
