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lag
v. fall behind, fail to keep up with the established pace, straggle; develop slowly; linger, tarry; slacken, flag, weaken; imprison (British Slang); insulate (from heat)


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lag
Noun
1. the act of slowing down or falling behind
(synonym) slowdown, retardation
(hypernym) delay, holdup
(derivation) dawdle, fall back, fall behind
2. the time between one event, process, or period and another
(synonym) interim
(hypernym) time interval, interval
(hyponym) interregnum
3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
(synonym) stave
(hypernym) slat, spline
(part-holonym) barrel, cask
Verb
1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
(synonym) dawdle, fall back, fall behind
(hypernym) follow
(hyponym) drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
(derivation) slowdown, retardation
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"
(synonym) imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
(hypernym) confine, detain
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
(hypernym) flip, toss, sky, pitch
4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
(hypernym) cover
(derivation) lagging



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