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JAG

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JAG
abbr.
judge advocate general

jag 1  (jg)
n.
1. A sharp projection; a barb.
2.
a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment.
b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color.
tr.v. jagged, jag·ging, jags
1. To cut jags in; notch.
2. To cut unevenly.
3. Scots To jab sharply; prick.

[Middle English jagge.]

jagger n.
jagless adj.

jag 2  (jg)
n.
1. Slang
a. A bout of drinking or drug use.
b. A period of overindulgence in an activity; a spree: a shopping jag; a crying jag. See Synonyms at binge.
2. A small load or portion.

[Origin unknown.]

Jag [dʒæg]
n
Informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence

JAG
abbreviation for
(Law) Judge Advocate General

jag1, jagg [dʒæg]
vb jags, jagging, jagged
1. (tr) to cut unevenly; make jagged
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Austral to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook
n & vb
Scot an informal word for jab [3] [5]
n
a jagged notch or projection
[of unknown origin]

jag2
n Slang
1.
a.  intoxication from drugs or alcohol
b.  a bout of drinking or drug taking
2. a period of uncontrolled activity a crying jag
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.JAG - a sharp projection on an edge or surfacejag - a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
2.jag - a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
slit - a long narrow opening
3.jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
4.jag - a bout of drinking or drug taking
intemperateness, self-indulgence, intemperance - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
Verb1.jag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
serrate - make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
Translations
jag1 [dʒæg] N (= jagged point) → punta f, púa f
jag2 [dʒæg] N (= binge) to go on a jagir de juerga
Jag
n (inf: = car) → Jaguar® m

jag
n
(of rock)Zacke f, → Spitze f; (of saw)Zacke f
to go on a jag (inf)einen draufmachen (inf)
(Scot inf: = injection) → Spritze f


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