snag

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  1. noun A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as:
  2. noun A tree or a part of a tree that protrudes above the surface in a body of water. Also called sawyer. See Regional Note at preacher.
  3. noun A snaggletooth.
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  • Derek Lowe has recently hit a snag, and -- according to this source -- that would be the fact that he's a much better pitcher than
  • Another snag is that spammers may play their trump card, using humans. —  Journerdism | Will Sullivan's Stompin' ground for journalists and nerds.
  • Palestinian hope of raising enough money for the reconstruction of Gaza at a fundraiser event in Egypt is likely to hit a snag, aid agencies say. —  Marisacat
  • Imbedded in this bar was a long white snag, a tree trunk whose naked arms, thrusting far down stream, had literally impaled us. —  The Way of a Man
  • The boat suddenly brought up with a bang on some hidden snag, and as Frank involuntarily shut off the power he had a rapid view of poor Jerry taking a header over the rail. —  The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf
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stub ·  impediment ·  stump ·  hummock ·  underwood ·  shoal ·  drawback

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snag:   snags ·  snagging ·  snagged
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  1. Of Scandinavian origin.

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  1. Prob. from Norwegian snag, snage, projecting point, a point of land, = Icelandic snagi, a peg. Cf. snag, v.
  2. from snag, n.
  3. Prob. from Gaelic snagair, carve, whittle, snaigh, snaidh, hew, cut down; Irish snaigh, a hewing, cutting; cf. also Gaelic snag, a knock; Irish snag, a woodpecker. Cf. snag.
  4. from Middle English snegge = Middle Low German snigge, Low German snigge, sniche = Old High German sneggo, snecco, Middle High German snegge, snecke, German schnecke = Swedish snäcka = Danish snekke, a snail; from the same root as Anglo-Saxon snaca, a snake: see snail, snake.
 

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