snag

Noun

• an unforeseen obstacle

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
  • there was a rip in his pants
    
  • she had snags in her stockings
    

• a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
  • a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds
    

• a sharp protuberance

Verb

• hew jaggedly

• get by acting quickly and smartly
  • snag a bargain
    

• catch on a snag
  • I snagged my stocking
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hang-up , hitch , rub , rip , rent , split , tear