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snag

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Main Entry: snag
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: complication in situation

Synonyms:

Catch-22, bar, barrier, blockade, brake, bug*, catch, clog, crimp, cropper, crunch, curb, difficulty, disadvantage, drag*, drawback, fix*, glitch, hamper, hitch, holdup, hole*, hurdle, impediment, inconvenience, knot, obstacle, obstruction, pickle, problem, puzzler, scrape, spot, stumbling block, the rub, tight spot

Antonyms:

advantage, convenience
Main Entry: snag
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch on something

Synonyms:

hole, nail, rip, run into, tear
Main Entry: acquire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obtain or receive

Synonyms:

access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have, hustle, land, latch onto, lock up, pick up, procure, promote, rack up, scare up, secure, snag*, take, take possession of, wangle, win
Notes: a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process

Antonyms:

fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take into authorized custody

Synonyms:

apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail
Main Entry: attain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: achieve, accomplish

Synonyms:

accede to, acquire, arrive, arrive at, bring off, come through, complete, cop, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get fat, get hands on, get there, get*, glom onto, grasp, hit, latch onto, make it, obtain, procure, promote, pull off, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win

Antonyms:

abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, give up, lose, miss, surrender
Main Entry: bar
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: barrier; blockage

Synonyms:

barricade, blank wall, block, clog, deterrent, encumbrance, fence, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, pale, rail, railing, restraint, road block, snag, stop, stumbling block, traverse, wall

Antonyms:

advantage, aid, help
Main Entry: blemish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: flaw

Synonyms:

beauty spot, birthmark, blackhead, blister, bloom*, blot, blot on the landscape, blotch, blur, brand, bruise, bug*, catch, chip, cicatrix, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, discoloration, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, freckle, hickey, imperfection, impurity, lentigo, lump, macula, maculation, mark, mole, nevus, nodule, patch, pimple, pock, pockmark, scar, second, sight, smudge, snag, speck, speckle, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, vice, wart, whitehead, zit

Antonyms:

adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament
Main Entry: block
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstruction

Synonyms:

bar, barrier, blank wall, blockage, chunk, clog, hindrance, impediment, jam, mass, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall

Antonyms:

opening
Main Entry: blockade
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: barrier

Synonyms:

bar, barricade, blank wall, clog, closure, embolus, encirclement, hindrance, impediment, infarct, infarction, obstacle, obstruction, restriction, roadblock, siege, snag, stop, stoppage, wall

Antonyms:

opening
Main Entry: bottleneck
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstacle

Synonyms:

barrier, block, blockage, clog, congestion, hindrance, hold-up, impediment, jam, obstruction, snag, traffic jam
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