1. lag - noun
· the act of slowing down or falling behind
Synonym(s): slowdown, retardation
2. lag - noun
· the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
Synonym(s): interim, meantime, meanwhile
Hypernym(s): time_interval, interval
3. lag - noun
· one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
Synonym(s): stave
4. lag - verb
· hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Synonym(s): dawdle, fall_back, fall_behind
Hypernym(s): follow
5. lag - verb
· 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(s): imprison, incarcerate, immure, put_behind_bars, jail, jug, gaol, put_away, remand
6. lag - verb
· throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
Hypernym(s): flip, toss, sky, pitch
7. lag - verb
· cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
Hypernym(s): cover
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