English to English
lag

(l/&/g
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adjective (a)
- Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- One who lags; that which comes in last.(noun)source: webster1913
- One transported for a crime.(noun)source: webster1913
- The failing behind or retardation of one phenomenon with respect to another to which it is closely related; as, the lag of magnetization compared with the magnetizing force (hysteresis); the lag of the current in an alternating circuit behind the impressed electro-motive force which produced it.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- cover with lagging to prevent heat loss(verb.contact)Example:
Lag pipes.
source: wordnet30 - To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause to lag; to slacken.(verb)source: webster1913
- To transport for crime.(verb)source: webster1913