English-Thai Dictionary

snag

N ปัญหา เล็กน้อย  อุปสรรค  barrier obstacle aid pan-ha-lek-noi

 

snaggy

A มี อุปสรรค  มี ตอไม้ ใต้ น้ำ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNAG

n. 1. A short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a shoot; a knot. The coat of arms now on a naked snag in triumph borne.
2. A tooth, in contempt; or a tooth projecting beyond the rest.

 

SNAGGED, SNAGGY

a.Full of snags; full of short rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots; as a snaggy tree; a snaggy stick; a snaggy oak.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SNAG

Snag, n. Etym: [Prov. E., n., a lump on a tree where a branch has been cut off; v., to cut off the twigs and small branches from a tree, of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. snaigh, snaidh, to cut down, to prune, to sharpen, p. p. snaighte, snaidhte, cut off, lopped, Ir. snaigh a hewing, cutting. ]

 

1. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance. The coat of arms Now on a naked snag in triumph borne. Dryden.

 

2. A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth. Prior.

 

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.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the secondary branches of an antler. Snag boat, a steamboat fitted with apparatus for removing snags and other obstructions in navigable streams. [U.S.] -- Snag tooth. Same as Snag, 2.How thy snag teeth stand orderly, Like stakes which strut by the water side. J. Cotgrave.

 

SNAG

Snag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Snagging. ]

 

1. To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.]

 

SNAGGED

SNAGGED Snag "ged, a.

 

Defn: Full of snags; snaggy.

 

SNAGGY

SNAGGY Snag "gy, a.

 

1. Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots. "Upon a snaggy oak. " Spenser.

 

2. Snappish; cross; ill-tempered. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

snag

snag |snag snæɡ | ▶noun 1 an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback: the picture's U.S. release hit a snag . 2 a sharp, angular, or jagged projection: keep an emery board handy in case of nail snags. • a rent or tear in fabric caused by such a projection. 3 a dead tree. ▶verb ( snags, snagging , snagged ) [ with obj. ] catch or tear (something ) on a projection: thorns snagged his sweater. • [ no obj. ] become caught on a projection: radio aerials snagged on bushes and branches. • informal catch or obtain (someone or something ): it's the first time they've snagged the star for a photo. DERIVATIVES snag gy adjective snag ( sense 2 of the noun ) ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 2 of the noun ): 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 cent.

 

snag

snag 2 |snag | ▶noun Austral. /NZ informal a sausage. ORIGIN 1940s: of unknown origin.

 

snaggle

snag gle |ˈsnagəl ˌsnæɡəl | ▶noun a tangled or knotted mass: figurative : a snaggle of import restrictions. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become knotted or tangled: the column of smoke snaggled for a moment. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the noun snag + -le 2 .

 

snaggletooth

snag gle tooth |ˈsnagəlˌto͞oTH ˈsnæɡəlˌtuθ | ▶noun 1 ( pl. snaggleteeth |-ˌtēTH | ) an irregular or projecting tooth. 2 ( pl. snaggletooths ) a small deep-sea fish with large fangs at the front of the jaws and a number of light organs on the body. [Family Astronesthidae: several genera and species. ] DERIVATIVES snag gle toothed adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

snag

snag 1 |snag | ▶noun 1 an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback: there's one small snag. 2 a sharp, angular, or jagged projection: keep an emery board handy in case of nail snags. • a rent or tear in fabric caused by a snag. 3 N. Amer. a dead tree. ▶verb ( snags, snagging, snagged ) [ with obj. ] 1 catch or tear (something ) on a sharp projection: thorns snagged his sweater. • [ no obj. ] become caught on a sharp projection: radio aerials snagged on bushes and branches. 2 N. Amer. informal catch or obtain: it's the first time they've snagged the star for a photo. DERIVATIVES snaggy adjective snag 1 ( sense 2 of the noun ) ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun ): 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 cent.

 

snag

snag 2 |snag | ▶noun Austral. /NZ informal a sausage. ORIGIN 1940s: of unknown origin.

 

snagging

snag |ging |ˈsnaɡɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the process of checking a new building for minor faults that need to be rectified. ORIGIN from snag 1 .

 

snaggle

snag ¦gle |ˈsnag (ə )l | ▶noun a tangled or knotted mass. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become knotted or tangled. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the noun snag 1 + -le 2 .

 

snaggle-tooth

snaggle-tooth |ˈsnag (ə )l | ▶noun 1 ( pl. snaggle-teeth ) an irregular or projecting tooth. 2 ( pl. snaggle-tooths ) a small deep-sea fish with large fangs at the front of the jaws and a number of light-emitting organs on the body. ●Family Astronesthidae: several genera and species. DERIVATIVES snaggle-toothed adjective

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

snag

snag noun 1 the snag is that this might affect inflation: complication, difficulty, catch, hitch, hiccup, obstacle, stumbling block, pitfall, problem, impediment, hindrance, inconvenience, setback, hurdle, disadvantage, downside, drawback. 2 smooth rails with no snags: sharp projection, jag; thorn, spur. 3 a snag in her stocking: tear, rip, hole, gash, slash; run. ▶verb 1 she snagged her stockings: tear, rip. 2 the zipper snagged on the fabric: catch, get caught, hook.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

snag

snag noun 1 the snag is that a stronger economy might mean higher inflation: obstacle, difficulty, complication, catch, hitch, stumbling block, pitfall, unseen problem, problem, barrier, impediment, hindrance, inconvenience, setback, hurdle, disadvantage, downside, drawback, minus; informal hiccup. 2 the wooden rails become smooth over time, with no snags or rough corners: sharp projection, jag, jagged bit; thorn, spur; informal sticky-out bit. 3 she got a snag in her tights: tear, rip, rent, ladder, run, hole, gash, slash, slit. ▶verb 1 she wouldn't want cats' claws snagging her tights: tear, rip, ladder, gash. 2 the zip runs freely and doesn't snag on the fabric: catch (in ), hook, jag; get caught in /on.

 

Sanseido Dictionary

SNAG

SNAG スナッグ 〖 Starting New At Golf 〗〔「ゴルフを始めるために 」の意 〕プラスチック製クラブとテニス -ボールに似たボールを用いて行う ，簡易版ゴルフ 。面ファスナー製の目標にボールをくっつけることでホールが終了する 。室内 屋外を問わずプレイ可能 。商標名 。

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

snag

snag /snæɡ /名詞 C 1 鋭い [ぎざぎざの, とがった ]突起物 ; (折れた木の )株 ; 欠けた歯, 乱ぐい歯 .2 (水底の )沈み木, 隠れ木 〘船の航行の障害になる 〙.3 (思いがけない )障害, 問題 ▸ hit [strike, run into, come across ] a snag 思わぬ障害にぶつかる 4 (衣類の )かぎざき, 破れ ; ほつれ .動詞 ～s ; ～ged ; ～ging 他動詞 1 〈衣類 〉を «…に » 引っ掛けてしまう «on » ▸ snag one's jacket on a nail 上着がくぎに引っ掛かる 2 〖通例be ～ged 〗〈船などが 〉沈み木に引っ掛かる ; 傷がつく .3 …をじゃまする, 妨害する .4 …から沈み木を取り除く .5 ｟米 くだけて ｠…を (すばやく )つかむ ; 手に入れる .自動詞 ｟主に米 ｠ «…に » 引っ掛かる, «…で » 破ける «on » .