snag

1. 1.

   catch on a snag

   “I snagged my stocking”

   Broaderhitch
2. 2.

   get by acting quickly and smartly

   “snag a bargain”

   Broaderobtain
3. 3.

   hew jaggedly

   Broaderhew

Other forms of snag

plural

snags·

past tense or participle

snagged

present participle

snagging

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about snag

What does snag mean?

snag means "a sharp protuberance". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in snag?

snag has 1 syllable: snag. In IPA it is /ˈsnæɡ/.

What is another word for snag?

Close synonyms include rip, rent, split, tear, hang-up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is snag a common word?

snag is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.