snag

n.

1. A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as:
   1. 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.
   2. A snaggletooth.
2. A break, pull, or tear in fabric.
3. An unforeseen or hidden obstacle. See synonyms at obstacle.
4. A short or imperfectly developed branch of a deer's antler.

v., snagged, snag·ging, snags.

v.tr.

1. To tear, break, hinder, or destroy by or as if by a snag: snagged a stocking on a splinter.
2. Informal. To catch unexpectedly and quickly: snagged a bargain.
3. To free of snags: snagged the river.
4. To catch (a fish), especially by hooking in a place other than its mouth.

v.intr.
To be damaged by a snag: His sweater snagged on a tree branch.

[Of Scandinavian origin.]

snaggy snag'gy adj.

noun

1. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, stop, traverse, wall. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.
2. A tricky or unsuspected condition: rub. Informal catch. See limited/unlimited.

n

Definition: complication in situation
Antonyms: advantage, convenience

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ulempe, hindring, pludseligt opdukkende vanskelighed, stump, fremspring, tandstump, humpel, rift, udtrukket tråd
v. tr. - lægge hindringer for, fange i en fælde
v. intr. - støde på en uventet hindring

2.
n. - pølse

Nederlands (Dutch)
addertje onder het gras, valstrik

Français (French)
1.
n. - inconvénient, accroc, aspérité
v. tr. - filer (des collants), accrocher, se casser (un ongle), s'égratigner, (US) piquer, dérober
v. intr. - s'accrocher à, frotter contre

2.
n. - (Austral) saucisse

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stumpf, Loch, Haken
v. - die Stümpfe entfernen

2.
n. - (Australia) Wurst

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρέμνο, κούτσουρο, δυσκολία, εμπόδιο, εμπλοκή, προεξοχή, αιχμή, πόντος κάλτσας, σχίζα, σχίσιμο (υφάσματος κ.λπ.)
v. - (καθομ.) σκαλώνω, κολλάω, (ΗΠΑ) αρπάζω ή πετυχαίνω στα γρήγορα

Italiano (Italian)
tranello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - protuberância (f), ponto saliente
v. - prender, desbravar, rasgar, puxar

Русский (Russian)
сук, коряга, нарост, выступ, зуб неправильной формы, сломанный зуб, отросток, неожиданное препятствие или затруднение, неровный разрыв, спущенная петля, кусок, куча, налететь на корягу, очищать от коряг, срезать крупные сучья, создавать препятствия, застопорить, перехватить, зацепить, порвать (чулок)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dificultad inesperada, tropiezo, obstáculo
v. tr. - averiar, romper
v. intr. - tropezarse con un obstáculo

2.
n. - (Australia) chorizo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avbruten grenstump, knagg, vass knöl, uppstickande trädstam, uppriven tråd (maska), reva, krux, hake
v. - riva av, göra en reva i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凸牙, 突出物, 障碍, 阻碍, 清除障碍物, 抢到, 形成障碍, 撞上暗桩, 被绊住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 凸牙, 突出物, 障礙
v. tr. - 阻礙, 清除障礙物, 搶到
v. intr. - 形成障礙, 撞上暗樁, 被絆住

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 가지 그루터기, 쑥 튀어나온 것, 뜻하지 않는 방해
v. tr. - 방해하다, (배를 물속의) 유목에 걸리게 하다, ~을 재빨리 붙잡다
v. intr. - (배가) 유목에 부딪치다, 장애가 되다, 걸리다

2.
n. - 소시지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鋭く突き出た大枝, 倒れ木, 沈み木, 思わぬ障害, 出っ歯, 鉤裂き, 切り株, 障害
v. - 妨げる, 倒れ木に乗り上げる, ひっかかる, 障害になる, 沈み木にひっかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بقيه ألغصن ألمقطوع, نتوء, عقبه خفيه أو غير متوقعه (فعل) يعوق, ينتزع, يصطدم بجذع شجرة أو بغصن تحت ألماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זיז מסוכן, עצם חד, מכשול סמוי, מקור סכנה, קרע בבד שנתפס בעצם חד‬
v. tr. - ‮תפס, הכשיל, הזיק, חטף‬
v. intr. - ‮נתפס בזיז, הסתבך בזיז‬
n. - ‮נקניקיה (אוסטרליה)‬

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