SNAG

4 letters 5 Scrabble points /ˈsnæɡ/

Definition of SNAG

noun

  1. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.

    Synonyms: knot protuberance

  2. A dead tree that remains standing.

  3. 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.

Related words: hitch knot protuberance point tine
verb

  1. To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

    "Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!"

  2. To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.

    "The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862."

  3. To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.

    "We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S N A G
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of SNAG

Words that use the same letters:

GANS NAGS SANG

Words Containing "SNAG"

BISNAGA BISNAGAS MESNAGE SNAGBUSH SNAGGED SNAGGER SNAGGY SNAGGIER SNAGGIEST SNAGGING SNAGGLE SNAGGLED SNAGGLETEETH SNAGGLETOOTH SNAGGLETOOTHED SNAGLIKE SNAGLINE SNAGREL SNAGS UNSNAGGED

Words Starting with "SNAG"

SNAGBUSH SNAGGED SNAGGER SNAGGY SNAGGIER SNAGGIEST SNAGGING SNAGGLE SNAGGLED SNAGGLETEETH SNAGGLETOOTH SNAGGLETOOTHED SNAGLIKE SNAGLINE SNAGREL SNAGS