1. (noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• rent
• rip
• split
• tear

2. (noun) an unforeseen obstacle

• hang-up
• hitch
• rub

1. (noun) a sharp protuberance

• bulge
• bump
• excrescence
• extrusion
• gibbosity
• gibbousness
• hump
• jut
• prominence
• protrusion
• protuberance
• swelling

2. (noun) a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

• tree

3. (noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• gap
• opening

4. (noun) an unforeseen obstacle

• obstacle
• obstruction

5. (verb) catch on a snag

• catch
• hitch

6. (verb) get by acting quickly and smartly

• obtain

7. (verb) hew jaggedly

• hew

1. (noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• bust
• rupture
• snap
• tear
• cleave
• rive
• split
• pull
• rend
• rip
• rive
• tear