snag vs bump

snag and bump both are nouns.

snag and bump both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snag	Yes	No	Yes	No
bump	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bump is a hypernym of snag; that is, bump is a word with a broader meaning than snag:

snag: a sharp protuberance
bump: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Other hypernyms of snag include bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling.

snag (noun)	bump (noun)
an unforeseen obstacle	an impact (as from a collision)
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest	a lump on the body caused by a blow
a sharp protuberance

snag (verb)	bump (verb)
catch on a snag	knock against with force or violence
hew jaggedly	remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
get by acting quickly and smartly	to play music at loud volume
	to enjoy some music greatly
	dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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