Snag
11snag — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, major ▪ little, minor, slight, small ▪ A minor snag is that it s expensive. ▪ …
12snag — I. /snæg / (say snag) noun 1. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off. 2. any sharp or rough projection. 3. a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river or other water and forming an impediment or danger to… …
13Snag — In forest ecology, a snag refers to a standing, partly or completely dead tree, often missing a top or most of the smaller branches, while in freshwater ecology it refers to trees, branches and other pieces of naturally occurring wood found in a… …
14snag — 1. n. a difficulty. □ There’s a little snag in our plan. □ We ran into a little snag, I’m sorry to say. 2. n. an ugly (young) woman. □ She’s not a snag! She’s lovely. □ …
15snag — snaglike, adj. /snag/, n., v., snagged, snagging. n. 1. 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. 2. a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken or cut off. 3 …
16snag — [[t]snæg[/t]] n. v. snagged, snag•ging 1) 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 2) a short, projecting stump, as of a branch broken off 3) any sharp or rough… …
17snag — I UK [snæɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms snag : singular snag plural snags 1) a problem or disadvantage that you have not planned for I m afraid there s one snag – I forgot to bring my money. 2) a) a small damaged area in a piece of clothing …
18snag — I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snagi clothes peg Date: circa 1587 1. a. a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation b. a standing dead tree 2. a rough sharp or… …
19snag — n. obstacle (colloq.) 1) to hit a snag jagged tear 2) to get a snag (in one s stocking) * * * [snæg] [ obstacle ] (colloq.) to hit a snag [ jagged tear ] to get a snag (in one s stocking) …
20snag — snag1 [snæg] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) a problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected ▪ It s an interesting job. The only snag is that it s not very well …
