snag, n.
(snags)
(snags)
an unforeseen obstacle
<noun.cognition>
hang-up hitch rub snag
semantic pointers
hypernym
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
rent rip snag split tear
sample sentences
"there was a rip in his pants""she had snags in her stockings"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
<noun.plant>
snag
sample sentences
"a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a sharp protuberance
<noun.shape>
snag