snag (noun)

a sharp protuberance

snag (noun)

a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

"a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"

rip, rent, snag, split, tear (noun)

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

"there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

hang-up, hitch, rub, snag (verb)

an unforeseen obstacle

snag (verb)

catch on a snag

"I snagged my stocking"

snag (verb)

get by acting quickly and smartly

"snag a bargain"

snag (verb)

hew jaggedly

snag (Noun)

A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.

snag (Noun)

A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth.

snag (Noun)

A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.

snag (Noun)

One of the secondary branches of an antler.

snag (Noun)

As in cloth, a pulled thread or yarn.

snag (Noun)

A problem or difficulty with something.

snag (Noun)

A sausage.

snag (Noun)

A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).

snag (Verb)

To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection

snag (Verb)

To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target

snag (Verb)

To obtain or pick up (something)

Snag

In forest ecology, a snag refers to a standing, dead or dying tree, often missing a top or most of the smaller branches. In freshwater ecology it refers to trees, branches, and other pieces of naturally occurring wood found sunken in rivers and streams; it is also known as coarse woody debris.