hit a snag

: to reach with or as if with a sudden blow

: to come in quick forceful contact with

: to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion

: an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit

: a stroke of luck

: a great success

: a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation

: a standing dead tree

: a rough sharp or jagged projecting part : protuberance: such as

: to catch and usually damage on or as if on a snag

: to halt or impede as if by catching on a snag

: to hew, trim, or cut roughly or jaggedly