snag

Definitions

• A stump or base of a branch that has been lop lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
• A dead tree that remains standing.
• A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
• (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
• A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
• (figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
• A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
• One of the secondary branches of an antler.