Analysis Complete

snag

/ snag /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
"a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
Type of:
tree
noun Sense 2
a sharp protuberance
Type of:
bulge bump hump
verb Sense 3
hew jaggedly
Type of:
hew
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
catch on a snag
"I snagged my stocking"
Type of:
hitch catch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
get by acting quickly and smartly
"snag a bargain"
Type of:
obtain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
"there was a rip in his pants"
"she had snags in her stockings"
Type of:
opening gap
Derived:
tear rupture snap bust cleave
noun Sense 7
an unforeseen obstacle
Type of:
obstacle obstruction
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

tree bulge bump hump hew hitch catch obtain opening gap obstacle obstruction