The difference between Lose and Snag

When used as nouns, lose means fame, renown, whereas snag means a stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off.

When used as verbs, lose means to cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons, whereas snag means to catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lose and Snag

  1. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

    Examples:

    "If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry."

    "He lost his hearing in the explosion."

    "She lost her position when the company was taken over."

  2. Lose as a verb:

    To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

    Examples:

    "I lost my way in the forest."

  3. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.

    Examples:

    "Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy."

    "He lost his spleen in a car wreck."

  4. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).

    Examples:

    "We lost the football match."

  5. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To shed (weight).

    Examples:

    "I’ve lost five pounds this week."

  6. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

    Examples:

    "The policeman lost the robber he was chasing."

    "Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down."

  7. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

    Examples:

    "We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest."

  8. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).

    Examples:

    "She lost all her sons in the war."

  9. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

  10. Lose as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

    Examples:

    "When we get into the building, please lose the hat."

  11. Lose as a verb:

    Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

    Examples:

    "My watch loses five minutes a week."

    "It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes."

  12. Lose as a verb:

    To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.

  13. Lose as a verb:

    To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

    Examples:

    "I lost a part of what he said."

  14. Lose as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To cause to part with; to deprive of.

  1. Lose as a noun (obsolete):

    Fame, renown; praise.

  1. Snag as a noun:

    A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.

  2. Snag as a noun:

    Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.

  3. Snag as a noun:

    A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Prior"

  4. Snag as a noun:

    A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.

  5. Snag as a noun (figuratively):

    A problem or difficulty with something.

  6. Snag as a noun:

    A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.

  7. Snag as a noun:

    One of the secondary branches of an antler.

  1. Snag as a verb:

    To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

    Examples:

    "Be careful not to snag your stockings on that concrete bench!"

  2. Snag as a verb:

    To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.

    Examples:

    "The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862."

  3. Snag as a verb (fishing):

    To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.

    Examples:

    "We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River."

  4. Snag as a verb (slang):

    To obtain or pick up (something).

    Examples:

    "Ella snagged a bottle of water from the fridge before leaving for her jog."

  5. Snag as a verb (slang):

    To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).

    Examples:

    "The smiling little girl snagged her phone while performing a dance; but now was far-off among the crowd."

  6. Snag as a verb (UK, dialect):

    To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Halliwell"

  1. Snag as a noun (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    A light meal.

  2. Snag as a noun (Australia, informal, colloquial):

    A sausage.

  3. Snag as a noun (Australian rules football, slang):

    A goal.

  1. Snag as a noun:

    A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).

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