snag
English Thesaurus
1. an unforeseen obstacle (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | obstacle, obstruction, |
| definition | : | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (noun.cognition) |
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object)
3. a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
4. a sharp protuberance (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, |
| definition | : | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape) |
5. hew jaggedly (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | hew, |
| definition | : | strike with an axe; cut down, strike (verb.contact) |
6. catch on a snag (verb.contact)
7. get by acting quickly and smartly (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | obtain, |
| definition | : | come into possession of (verb.possession) |
8. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
9. a sharp protuberance (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | snag, |
| definition | : | hew jaggedly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | snag, |
| definition | : | catch on a snag (verb.contact) |
11. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (noun.object)
| derivation | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
12. a sharp protuberance (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | snag, |
| definition | : | hew jaggedly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | snag, |
| definition | : | catch on a snag (verb.contact) |
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