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Noun lag has 3 senses
- slowdown, lag, retardation - the act of slowing down or falling behind
--1 is a kind of delay, holdup
- interim, lag - the time between one event, process, or period and another
--2 is a kind of time interval, interval
--2 has particulars: interregnum
- stave, lag - one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
--3 is a kind of slat, spline
--3 is a part of barrel, cask
Verb lag has 4 senses
- lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
--1 is one way to follow
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand - 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"
--2 is one way to confine, detain
Sample sentence:
They want to lag the prisoners
- lag - throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
--3 is one way to flip, toss, sky, pitch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- lag - cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
--4 is one way to cover
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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