[snaɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback
(e.g: there's one small snag)

- a sharp, angular, or jagged projection
(e.g: keep an emery board handy in case of nail snags)

- a dead tree
(e.g: dozens of species of birds and mammals use standing snags for nesting)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in snag): probably of Scandinavian origin. The early sense ‘stump sticking out from a tree trunk’ gave rise to a US sense ‘submerged piece of timber obstructing navigation’, of which sense 1 is originally a figurative use. Current verb senses arose in the 19th century

[snaɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- catch or tear (something) on a sharp projection
(e.g: thorns snagged his sweater)

- catch or obtain
(e.g: it's the first time they've snagged the star for a photo)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in snag): probably of Scandinavian origin. The early sense ‘stump sticking out from a tree trunk’ gave rise to a US sense ‘submerged piece of timber obstructing navigation’, of which sense 1 is originally a figurative use. Current verb senses arose in the 19th century

[snaɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sausage
(e.g: I make my own snags, my own pies and pasties)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: of unknown origin