snag
/snæɡ/
verb
- To catch or tear something on a sharp or rough object.
- He snagged his shirt on the barbed wire while climbing over the fence.
- I snagged my new jeans on a loose nail in the chair.
- Be careful not to snag the curtains on the window latch.
- To get or obtain something, often quickly or with effort.
- She managed to snag the last ticket to the concert.
- I snagged a front-row seat by arriving early.
- He snagged a great deal on a used car.
noun
- A small, hidden problem or difficulty that causes a delay or prevents something from happening smoothly.
- The plan seemed perfect, but there was one snag: we didn't have enough money.
- The only snag with the new phone is that the battery doesn't last very long.
- We hit a snag when the printer ran out of ink in the middle of the project.
- A sharp or rough part of something that can catch or tear things, such as a broken branch or a protruding nail.
- Be careful of that snag on the tree branch; it might scratch your arm.
- The fisherman's line got caught on a snag at the bottom of the river.
- She caught her sweater on a snag in the wooden fence.