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JAG

abbr.

judge advocate general

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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.

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[Middle English jagge.]

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jagger n.

jagless adj.

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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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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Jag [dʒæg]

n

Informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence

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JAG

abbreviation for

(Law) Judge Advocate General

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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]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jag - 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 dag 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"
Verb	1.	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

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jag² [dʒæg] N (= binge) to go on a jag → ir de juerga

Jag

n (inf: = car) → Jaguar® m

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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