Stuck in the river

• Caught, as with a tree limb
• Caught on a rough surface
• Torn, as pantyhose
• Impeded
• Caught in a trap
• Caught on a nail, say

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sharp protuberance a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds" an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snag \Snag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snagged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snagging .] To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a snag, or projecting part ...