Snag

  • 21snag — snag1 [ snæg ] noun count 1. ) a problem or disadvantage that you have not planned for: Peace talks have hit a snag. 2. ) a small damaged area in a piece of clothing, caused by something rough or sharp a ) something rough or sharp that can cause… …

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  • 22snag — {{11}}snag (n.) 1570s, stump of a tree, branch, of Scandinavian origin, Cf. O.N. snagi clothes peg, snaga a kind of ax. The meaning sharp or jagged projection is first recorded 1580s; that of obstacle, impediment is 1829. Snaggle toothed having… …

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  • 23snag — [[t]snæ̱g[/t]] snags, snagging, snagged 1) N COUNT A snag is a small problem or disadvantage. A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars... The school deals exclusively with children of high academic… …

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  • 24Snag — 62° 14′ N 140° 13′ W / 62.23, 140.22 Snag est une ville fantôme du Yukon au Canada …

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  • 25snag — A sausage. In Australia and elsewhere snag has a number of meanings, including a submerged tree stump , an unexpected drawback , and more recently a sensitive new age guy . But in Australia a snag is also a sausage . This sense probably comes… …

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  • 26snag — 1 noun (C) 1 a disadvantage or problem, especially one that is not very serious: It s an interesting job. The only snag is that it s not very well paid. 2 a) a sharp part of something that holds or cuts things that touch it b) a tear in something …

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  • 27Snag — 1. sausage (probably British dialect snag , variant of snack light repast, morsel of food, from snack = bite); 2. man who embodies all the attributes of the New Age philosophy, such as sensitivity to others, an ability to articulate feelings, an… …

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  • 28snag — Australian Slang 1. sausage (probably British dialect snag , variant of snack light repast, morsel of food, from snack = bite); 2. man who embodies all the attributes of the New Age philosophy, such as sensitivity to others, an ability to… …

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  • 29snag — 1. noun 1) the snag is that this might affect inflation Syn: complication, difficulty, catch, hitch, hiccup, obstacle, stumbling block, pitfall, problem, impediment, hindrance, inconvenience, setback, hurdle, disadvantage, downside …

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  • 30snag — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback. 2 a jagged or projecting point or broken stump. 3 a tear in material etc. 4 a short tine of an antler. v.tr. (snagged, snagging) 1 catch or tear on a snag. 2 clear (land, a waterway, a …

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