how to pronounce snag

/ˈsnæɡ/

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snag is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of snag in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… packed with cars queuing up to snag a …”

meaning of snag

Snag means to catch or seize with a sudden movement.

snag frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word snag occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics snag can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that snag can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;