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lag

/ lag /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
"lag pipes"
Type of:
cover
Derived:
lagging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
Type of:
flip toss sky
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Type of:
follow
Kinds of:
drag trail get behind hang back drop behind
Derived:
dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 4
the act of slowing down or falling behind
Type of:
delay holdup
Derived:
retard decelerate slow slow down slow up
noun Sense 5
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
Type of:
slat spline
Has parts:
barrel cask
noun Sense 6
the time between one event, process, or period and another
Type of:
time interval interval
Kinds of:
interregnum
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
confine detain
Derived:
remand prison guard jailer jailor gaoler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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cover flip toss sky follow drag trail get behind hang back drop behind delay holdup