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snag > 7 senses
NOUN	1	snag	A sharp protuberance
	2	snag	A dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
	3	snag, rip, rent, split, tear	An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	4	snag, hang-up, hitch, rub	An unforeseen obstacle
VERB	1	snag	Catch on a snag
	2	snag	Get by acting quickly and smartly
	3	snag	Hew jaggedly

snag > pronunciation
Sounds	snae'g
Rhymes	Ag, bag, brag, and 28 more rhymes in aeg...

snag > noun 1, shape
Meaning	A sharp protuberance.
Broader	bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
Verbs	snag; snag

snag > noun 2, plant
Meaning	A dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest.
Examples	"a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
Broader	tree

snag > noun 3, object
Meaning	An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
Examples	"she had snags in her stockings"
Synonyms	rip, rent, split, tear
Broader	opening, gap

snag > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	An unforeseen obstacle.
Synonyms	hang-up, hitch, rub
Broader	obstacle, obstruction

snag > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Catch on a snag.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"I snagged my stocking"
Broader	hitch, catch
Nouns	snag

snag > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Get by acting quickly and smartly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"snag a bargain"
Broader	obtain

snag > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Hew jaggedly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	hew
Nouns	snag

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