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Meanings of
snag
in English
Russian
сухостой
Spanish
árbol muerto
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Standing, dead or dying tree.
dead tree
Related terms
type of wood
Russian
сухостой
Portuguese
fenda
Catalan
esquinç
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An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
split
rent
tear
rip
Portuguese
fenda
Portuguese
obstáculo
Catalan
impediment
Spanish
tropiezo
Back to the meaning
An unforeseen obstacle.
rub
hitch
hang-up
Portuguese
obstáculo
Synonyms
Examples for "
rub
"
rub
hitch
hang-up
Examples for "
rub
"
1
A headstrong approach will almost definitely
rub
others up the wrong way!
2
But that's the
rub
:
there are tens of thousands of civilians there.
3
It was arousing to feel another's power
rub
against yours that way.
4
Stew tomatoes slowly one-half hour;
rub
through strainer; heat and add soda.
5
You have beaten Austria, it is true; but Russia-thereis the
rub
.
1
How'd it go today? He hoped it had gone without a
hitch
.
2
Without a
hitch
,
the pair announced the winner: The Shape of Water.
3
The second went just as smoothly, and the third without a
hitch
.
4
Everybody knew his job well, and everything went forward without a
hitch
.
5
As it happened, our eight-day mission didn't come off without a
hitch
.
1
Graph: Hardest known sport climbs, by year Human psychology is another
hang
-
up
.
Usage of
snag
in English
1
Then they can poke out their long, sticky arms and
snag
food.
2
The
snag
is that long-term debt relief is not the only issue.
3
Visit Kickstarter: Meridian Line Denim to learn more and
snag
a pair.
4
I'll just
snag
some of those oranges for the road, shall I?
5
The concert is free, but get there early to
snag
a pew.
6
The
snag
is that this government has seemingly continued to meddle itself.
7
He tracked down the
snag
,
setting it right in a few moments.
8
The delay is the latest
snag
in Cohen's planned appearances before Congress.
9
Maybe he could
snag
one on the way back, for a snack.
10
One
snag
-NASA now has no idea where that tape is.
11
Keylock carabiners are generally touted as the best design for
snag
-
free
clipping.
12
Working with someone and finding them physically attractive could be a
snag
.
13
But this
snag
was nought to the briars yet to ensnare us.
14
That astronaut only happened to
snag
one that drifted into visible reach-
15
The Globe reports that the program has hit one
snag
after another.
16
A white
snag
is an ugly customer when the daylight is gone.
Other examples for "snag"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
snag
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
hit a snag
snag on
only snag
old snag
major snag
More collocations
Translations for
snag
Russian
сухостой
сухоподстой
мёртвое дерево
Spanish
árbol muerto
tropiezo
impedimento
problema
obstáculo
dificultad
Portuguese
fenda
rasgo
rasgão
buraco
obstáculo
Catalan
esquinç
estrip
impediment
entrebanc
complicació
dificultat
Snag
through the time
Snag
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common