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lag

UK/laɡ/ US/læɡ/ uncommon archaic informal obsolete slang uk us
verb (4) noun (3)

verb

1.
2.

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

  • “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”
  • “the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life”
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3.

throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

4.

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

  • “lag pipes”

noun

1.

the act of slowing down or falling behind

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2.

the time between one event, process, or period and another

  • “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
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3.

one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

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Origin

Of unknown origin. Possibly of North Germanic origin.

Phrases

  • colonial lag
  • flash-lag effect
  • flash-lag illusion
  • inside lag
  • jet lag
  • lag behind
  • lag bolt
  • lag machine
  • lag off
  • lag pursuit
  • lagging jacket
  • lagging strand

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