snag
Catch in plans
A snag is an obstacle on a physical path that may interrupt movement.
By extension, any delay, problem, or difficulty in a process can be called a snag: They hit a snag in the negotiations.
If you snag a garment on something, it catches and possibly tears.
When you snag someone or something, you capture or acquire them quickly, and perhaps unexpectedly: She snagged a lucrative position.
Seize or snag
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
- problemMatter requiring resolution
difficulty · stumbling block · impediment · hindrance · holdup · delay · glitch · hiccup
Seize or snag
- hookCurved catching device
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
rod · submerged · log · branch · debris · river · lake · stream
catch
Seize or snag
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- setbackReverse in progress
problem · difficulty · stumbling block · impediment · hindrance · holdup · delay · glitch · hiccup · snare
rip
Tear apart forcibly
ladder · snare · catch · fray · tatter · damage · thread · fabric · stocking · sweater
catch
Seize or snag
reel · rod · submerged · log · branch · debris · river · lake · stream · lure
grab
Seize abruptly
land · secure · get · acquire · seize · snatch · capture · claim · win · bag
sausage
Encased ground meat
bratwurst · onions · bread · mustard · ketchup · cookout · charcoal · hotplate · fundraiser
- hit a snagEncounter an unforeseen complication
- snag some z'sGet some rest