n.
Pronunciation: ' snag
Function: 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 jagged projecting part : PROTUBERANCE : as a : a projecting tooth also : a stump of a tooth b : one of the secondary branches of an antler
3 : a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle
4 a : a jagged tear made by or as if by catching on a snag b : an irregularity that suggests the result of tearing especially : a pulled thread in fabric <a snag in her stocking>
– snag · gy \ ' sna-g ē \ adjective