Meaning of snag In English

• 0 a problem, difficulty, or disadvantage:

  • We don't anticipate any snags in/with the negotiations.

  • The drug is very effective - the only snag is that it cannot be produced in large quantities.

  • Talks hit a snag after 97 percent of union members voted to strike.

• 1 a tear, hole, or loose thread in a piece of clothing or cloth caused by a sharp or rough object:

  • This sweater's full of snags.

• 2 informal for sausage

• 3 If you snag something, it becomes caught on a sharp object and tears:

  • Be careful not to snag your coat on the barbed wire.

• 4 to get or catch something by acting quickly:

  • They'd have gone bust if they hadn't snagged that contract from their rivals.

  • It was a good hit, but Silverman snagged it for the final out of the inning.

• 5 to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something:

  • Financial problems have snagged the project for the past six months.

  • The negotiations have snagged on a dispute about who should chair them.

• 6 a problem or difficulty that stops or slows the progress of something:

  • The team was close to signing him to a long-range contract, but talks have hit a snag.

• 7 a tear, hole, or loose fiber in a piece of clothing or cloth caused by a sharp or rough object:

  • a snag in a stocking

• 8 to catch on something sharp or rough and become damaged:

  • [ T ] Be careful not to snag your sweater on the rose bushes.

• 9 to obtain or catch something by acting quickly:

  • I hoped to snag a good job.