Snag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sharp protuberance

a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈaɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈæɡ/.

Examples

a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds
there was a rip in his pants
she had snags in her stockings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split hitch rub rip rent hang-up tear

Parts of Speech

noun	a sharp protuberance
noun	a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest “a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds”
noun	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart “there was a rip in his pants”
noun	an unforeseen obstacle
verb	catch on a snag “I snagged my stocking”
verb	get by acting quickly and smartly “snag a bargain”
verb	hew jaggedly

Word Forms

snag	verb	hew jaggedly
rip	verb	tear or be torn violently
split	verb	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
tear	verb	to separate or be separated by force
snag	noun	a sharp protuberance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Haken

ein scharfer Vorsprung

🇫🇷French

accroc

une protubérance pointue

🇪🇸Spanish

engancharse

una protuberancia aguda

🇮🇹Italian

intoppo

una protuberanza tagliente

🇳🇱Dutch

probleem

een scherp uitsteeksel

🇵🇹Portuguese

obstáculo

uma protuberância acentuada

🇷🇺Russian

загвоздка

острый выступ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एसएनएजी

एक तीव्र उभार

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নেগ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிடிப்பு

ஒரு கூர்மையான protuberance

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కు

ఒక పదునైన ప్రోట్యుబరెన్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

अडचण

एक तीक्ष्ण protuberance

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નેગ

એક તીક્ષ્ણ પ્રોટ્યુબરન્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನ್ಯಾಗ್

ಒಂದು ಚೂಪಾದ ಮುಂಚಾಚಿರುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നാഗ്

ഒരു മൂർച്ചയുള്ള protuberance

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

障碍

尖锐的突起

🇯🇵Japanese

引っかかる

鋭い突起

🇰🇷Korean

가지 그루터기

날카로운 돌기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vướng mắc

một sự nhô ra sắc nét

🇹🇭Thai

อุปสรรค์

ส่วนที่ยื่นออกมาแหลมคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

merobek

tonjolan yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

sagabal

isang matalim na protuberance

🇲🇾Malay

sangkut

tonjolan yang tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عقبة

نتوء حاد

🇮🇷Persian

گیر

یک برآمدگی تیز

🇹🇷Turkish

engel

keskin bir çıkıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶרַע

בליטה חדה

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