snag1
  
  n.
    - an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.
 - a sharp or jagged projection.
 - a small rent or tear.
 - N. Amer. a dead tree.
 
v.
 (snags, snagging, snagged)
  - catch or tear on a snag.
 - N. Amer. informal catch; obtain.
 
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  C16: prob. of Scand. origin.
 
  
    
snag2
  
  n.
 Austral./NZ informal a sausage.
 
  Etymology
  1940s: of unknown origin.