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lag ¹  (lg)

v. lagged, lag·ging, lags

v.intr.

1. To fail to keep up a pace; straggle.

2. To proceed or develop with comparative slowness: The electric current lags behind the voltage.

3. To fail, weaken, or slacken gradually; flag.

4. Games To determine the order of play in billiards by successively hitting the cue ball against the end rail, the ball rebounding closest to the head rail indicating the player to shoot first.

v.tr.

1. To cause to hang back or fall behind.

2. To shoot, throw, or pitch (a coin, for example) at a mark.

n.

1. The act, process, or condition of lagging.

2. One that lags.

3. A condition of slowness or retardation.

4.

a. The extent or duration of lagging: "He wondered darkly at how great a lag there was between his thinking and his actions" (Thomas Wolfe).

b. An interval between events or phenomena considered together.

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[From earlier lag, last person, from Middle English lag-, last (in lagmon, last man), perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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lagger n.

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lag ²  (lg)

n.

1. A barrel stave.

2. A strip, as of wood, that forms a part of the covering for a cylindrical object.

tr.v. lagged, lag·ging, lags

To furnish or cover with lags.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish lagg; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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lag ³  (lg) Chiefly British Slang

tr.v. lagged, lag·ging, lags

1. To arrest.

2. To send to prison.

n.

1. A convict.

2. An ex-convict.

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[Origin unknown.]

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lag¹

vb lags, lagging, lagged (intr)

1. (often foll by behind) to hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

2. to fall away in strength or intensity

3. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) to determine an order of play in certain games, as by rolling marbles towards a line or, in billiards, hitting cue balls up the table against the top cushion in an attempt to bring them back close to the headrail

n

1. the act or state of slowing down or falling behind

2. the interval of time between two events, esp between an action and its effect

3. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) an act of lagging in a game, such as billiards

[of obscure origin]

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lag² Slang

n

1. a convict or ex-convict (esp in the phrase old lag)

2. a term of imprisonment

vb lags, lagging, lagged

(tr) to arrest or put in prison

[of unknown origin]

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lag³

vb lags, lagging, lagged

(tr) to cover (a pipe, cylinder, etc.) with lagging to prevent loss of heat

n

1. the insulating casing of a steam cylinder, boiler, etc.; lagging

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a stave or lath

[of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish lagg stave]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lag - the act of slowing down or falling behind slowdown, retardation delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
	2.	lag - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" interim, meantime, meanwhile interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants interregnum - the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
	3.	lag - one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket stave barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids slat, spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)
Verb	1.	lag - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. fall back, fall behind, dawdle follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail, drop back, drag - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
	2.	lag - 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" gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, put away law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
	3.	lag - throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins pitch, sky, toss, flip - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
	4.	lag - cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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lag

verb

1. hang back, delay, drag (behind), trail, linger, be behind, idle, saunter, loiter, straggle, dawdle, tarry, drag your feet (informal) The boys crept forward, Roger lagging a little.

2. drop, fail, diminish, decrease, flag, fall off, wane, ebb, slacken, lose strength Trade has lagged since the embargo.

Translations

lag¹ [læg]

A. N (also time lag) (= delay) → retraso m; (= interval) → lapso m de tiempo, intervalo m

B. VI (also lag behind) (= not progress) → quedarse atrás; (in pace) → rezagarse, quedarse atrás
we lag behind in space exploration → nos hemos quedado atrás en la exploración del espacio
English students are lagging behind their European counterparts → los alumnos ingleses se están quedando atrás con respecto a sus homólogos europeos, los alumnos ingleses van a la zaga de sus homólogos europeos

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lag² [læg] VT [+ boiler, pipes] → revestir (with de)

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lag³ [læg] N (esp Brit) old lag (= old prisoner) → (preso/a m/f) veterano/a m/f; (= ex-prisoner) → ex-presidiario/a m/f

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lag [ˈlæg]

n = time-lag

vi (= be behind) [walker] → être or rester à la traîne

vt [+ pipes] → calorifuger

lag behind

vt fus [+ rival, competitor] → être à la traîne de
Britain can no longer afford to lag behind America → La Grande Bretagne ne peut plus se permettre d'être à la traîne de l'Amérique.
UK firms still lag behind their competitors in key areas → Les firmes britanniques sont toujours à la traîne de leurs concurrents dans des secteurs clés.
He now lags 10 points behind the champion
BUT Il est maintenant à 10 points derrière le champion.

vi

[walker] → rester à la traîne

(in league tables) → être derrière

[pupil] → prendre du retard
He was lagging behind in his lessons → Il avait pris du retard dans ses leçons.

(behind rival, competitor) to lag behind in sth [+ activity] → être à la traîne en matière de qch
We lag behind in recycling → Nous sommes à la traîne en matière de recyclage.

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lag¹

n (= time-lag) → Zeitabstand m, → Zeitdifferenz f; (= delay) → Verzögerung f; there is too much of a lag → es vergeht zu viel Zeit; after a lag of six months → nach sechs Monaten, nachdem sechs Monate vergangen or verstrichen waren; there was a lag of six months between buying the house and moving in → das Haus konnte erst sechs Monate nach dem Kauf bezogen werden; the cultural lag is very apparent → der kulturelle Rückstand ist offensichtlich

vi (time) → langsam vergehen, dahinkriechen; (in pace) → zurückbleiben

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lag²

vt boiler, pipe → umwickeln, isolieren

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lag³

n (inf: also old lag) → (ehemaliger) Knacki (inf)

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lag¹ [læg]

1. vi (also lag behind) → restare indietro
we lag behind in space exploration → siamo ancora indietro nel campo dell'esplorazione spaziale

2. n (also time-lag) → lasso or intervallo di tempo
see also jet lag

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lag¹ [læg]

1. vi (also lag behind) → restare indietro
we lag behind in space exploration → siamo ancora indietro nel campo dell'esplorazione spaziale

2. n (also time-lag) → lasso or intervallo di tempo
see also jet lag

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lag² [læg] vt (boiler, pipes) → rivestire con or di materiale isolante

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lag² [læg] vt (boiler, pipes) → rivestire con or di materiale isolante

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lag³ [læg] n (fam) old lag → vecchia conoscenza della polizia

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lag³ [læg] n (fam) old lag → vecchia conoscenza della polizia

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lag

v lag [lӕg]

(often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest. uitsak يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَباطَأ изоставам loudat se vzadu komme bagefter; sakke bagud zurückbleiben μένω πίσω, καθυστερώ retrasarse, quedarse atrás lonkima, maha jääma عقب ماندن jäädä jälkeen traîner derrière לְפַגֵר पिछड़ना zaostajati elmarad(ozik) tertinggal dragast aftur úr restare indietro 遅れる 처지다, 뒤떨어지다 atsilikti, vilktis atpalikt; kavēties bergerak perlahan achterblijven somle, ligge etter, sakke akter wlec się, odstawać atrasar-se a rămâne în urmă отставать zaostávať zaostati zaostajati bli (komma, ligga, sacka) efter ล่าช้า geri kalmak 落後於 відставати; плентатися پیچھے رہ جانا tụt lại sau 落后

n

an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder. vertraging تَلَكُّؤ، تَباطُؤ изоставане opoždění; interval forsinkelse die Verzögerung καθυστέρηση, χρονική διαφορά retraso viivitus تاخیر viipymä décalage פַּעַר זְמָנִים बिलम्ब zaostajanje késés keterlambatan seinkun, töf ritardo 遅れ 지연, 지체 atsilikimas, atotrūkis atpalikšana; kavēšanās sela masa vertraging forsinkelse, etterslep, tidsavstand opóźnienie atraso de­calaj запаздывание oneskorenie; interval zamik zaostatak försening, eftersläpning ล่าช้า fark, gecikme 落後 відставання; запізнення تاخیر sự trễ 落后