snag

Meanings

• a sharp protuberance
• a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
  • "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
  • "she had snags in her stockings"
• an unforeseen obstacle
• catch on a snag
  • "I snagged my stocking"
• get by acting quickly and smartly
  • "snag a bargain"
• hew jaggedly

Synonyms

hang-up, hitch, rent, rip, rub, split, tear