SNAG


Meaning of SNAG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ snæg ]

( snags, snagging, snagged)

1.

A snag is a small problem or disadvantage.

A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars...

N-COUNT

2.

If you snag part of your clothing on a sharp or rough object or if it snags , it gets caught on the object and tears.

She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground...

Brambles snagged his suit...

Local fishermen’s nets kept snagging on underwater objects.

VERB : V n on n , V n , V on n

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