· a sharp protuberance

Hypernym(s): bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

· a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"

Hypernym(s): tree

· an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

Synonym(s): rip, rent, split, tear

Hypernym(s): opening, gap

· an unforeseen obstacle

Synonym(s): hang-up, hitch, rub

Hypernym(s): obstacle, obstruction

· catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"

Hypernym(s): hitch, catch

· get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"

Hypernym(s): obtain

· hew jaggedly

Hypernym(s): hew