snag
s nag
- n a sharp protuberance
- n a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds - n an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
she had snags in her stockings - n an unforeseen obstacle
- v catch on a snag
I snagged my stocking - v get by acting quickly and smartly
snag a bargain - v hew jaggedly
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- That snag aside, unless his confirmation gets tangled in the struggle between the White House and Congress over the selection of a new Watergate special prosecutor, Saxbe should .
- The biggest snag is likely to come from the 15% of local businesses that don't provide their workers with health insurance and oppose a mandate that requires them to.