[snag] n [of Scand origin; akin to ON snagi clothes p eg] (ca. 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 jagged tear made by or as if by catching on a snag "a ~ in her stocking" -- snag.gy adj
[2]snag vt snagged ; snag.ging (1807) 1 a: to catch and usu. damage on or as if on a snag b: to halt or impede as if by catching on a snag
2: to hew, trim, or cut roughly or jaggedly
3: to clear (as a river) of snags
4: to catch or obtain by quick action or good fortune