Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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snag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rip | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snag (noun) | rip (noun) |
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an unforeseen obstacle | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something |
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current |
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart |
a sharp protuberance | a dissolute man in fashionable society |
snag (verb) | rip (verb) |
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catch on a snag | criticize or abuse strongly and violently |
hew jaggedly | tear or be torn violently |
get by acting quickly and smartly | cut (wood) along the grain |
move precipitously or violently | |
take without the owner's consent |