snag
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4.6
- noun
- /snæɡ/
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contratiempo
- We hit a snag in our plans when the venue double-booked the date.
- hit a snag
And then I hit a potential snag and a real one.
- And then I hit a potential snag and a real one.
- It seems to me that the snag that hung us up for months is still there.
- Fair washing isn't just a technical snag.
- Now in movies where they're eventually going to work it out, you want to see that that the relationship has has hit a snag in in date night.
Examples
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We've hit a snag.
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But we would never know if Al could have avoided that last snag.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then I hit a potential snag and a real one.
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OK, so OK, so now the snag is really simple.
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I thought we might hit this little snag.
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Everyone hits a snag in their weight loss at approximately the 2-4 week mark.
Blog text (20) -
But the only snag with these hearing aids is the music thing.
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Well, a rather major snag to be precise.
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Because I'm running into a little bit of a snag.
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Uh, we've hit a little snag.
Synonyms
148
3.6
A problem that delays progress or makes things worse
37
4.2
A small problem that causes a delay
35
4.8
An unexpected problem that is not obvious at first
16
5.9
An unexpected problem that stops progress in a plan or process
11
6.0
An unexpected problem that makes a situation more difficult
5
3.2
A problem that slows progress in a project
1
7.0
An unexpected problem that causes trouble with a plan
A sudden problem that stops progress and causes delay
A sudden problem that stops plans from happening
A difficult problem that is hard to solve
A difficult problem with no easy solution
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Snag probably comes from an old Scandinavian word snag or snaga meaning 'sharp point' or 'to catch'. So a 'snag' is something that catches or stops you, which is why the word now means an unexpected difficulty or delay.