· a sharp protuberance
Hypernym(s): bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
· a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
Hypernym(s): tree
· an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
Synonym(s): rip, rent, split, tear
· an unforeseen obstacle
Synonym(s): hang-up, hitch, rub
Hypernym(s): obstacle, obstruction
· catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
· get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
Hypernym(s): obtain
· hew jaggedly
Hypernym(s): hew