hit a snag

hit a snag
idiom
: to have a problem (with something)
We hit a snag with our travel plans.

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snag
1 of 2
noun
;snag
Synonyms of snag
1
: a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle
2
a
: an irregularity that suggests the result of tearing
especially : a pulled thread in fabric
a snag in her stocking
b
: a jagged tear made by or as if by catching on a snag
3
: a rough sharp or jagged projecting part : PROTUBERANCE: such as
a
: a projecting tooth
also : a stump of a tooth
b
: one of the secondary branches of an antler
4
a
: a standing dead tree
b
: a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation
snaggy
;sna-g;
 adjective
snag

2 of 2
verb
snagged; snagging
transitive verb

1
a
: to catch and usually damage on or as if on a snag
b
: to halt or impede as if by catching on a snag
2
: to catch or obtain usually by quick action or good fortune
3
: to hew, trim, or cut roughly or jaggedly