lag

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 ¹

Verb

[lagging, lagged]

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

2. to fall away in strength or intensity

Noun

1. a slowing down or falling behind

2. the interval of time between two events, esp. between an action and its effect: the time lag between mobilization and combat [origin unknown]

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lag ²

Verb

[lagging, lagged]

to wrap (a pipe, cylinder, or boiler) with insulating material to prevent heat loss

Noun

the insulating casing of a steam cylinder or boiler [Scandinavian]

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lag ³

Noun

old lag Brit, Austral & NZ slang a convict or ex-convict [origin unknown]

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)

verb 2. drop, fail, diminish, decrease, flag, fall off, wane, ebb, slacken, lose strength

Translations

lag [læg] vi (also: lag behind) → retrasarse, quedarse atrás

vt [+ pipes] → revestir

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lag [læg] n → retard m

vi (also: lag behind) → rester en arrière, traîner (fig); rester à la traîne

vt [+ pipes] → calorifuger

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lag [læg] n (period of time) → Zeitabstand m

vi (also: lag behind) → zurückbleiben; [trade, investment etc] → zurückgehen

vt [+ pipes etc] → isolieren;

old lag (inf) (prisoner) → (ehemaliger) Knacki m

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lag [læg] n = time lag

vi (also: lag behind) → trascinarsi

vt [+ pipes] → rivestire di materiale isolante