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Lag

noun

1.

The act of slowing down or falling behind. Synonyms: retardation, slowdown.

2.

The time between one event, process, or period and another. Synonyms: interim, meantime, meanwhile.

3.

One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket. Synonym: stave.

verb

(past & past part. lagged; pres. part. lagging)

1.

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. Synonyms: dawdle, fall back, fall behind.

2.

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. Synonyms: gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put away, put behind bars, remand. "The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

3.

Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins.

4.

Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss.

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"Lag" Quotes from Famous Books

... cool retreat. Whether the neighbouring water stands or runs, 30 Lay twigs across and bridge it o'er with stones That if rough storms, or sudden blasts of wind, Should dip or scatter those that lag behind, Here they may settle on the friendly stone, And dry their reeking pinions at the sun. Plant all the flowery banks with lavender, With store of savory scent the fragrant air; Let running betony the field o'erspread, And fountains ...

— The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase • Joseph Addison, John Gay, William Sommerville

... applications of power to the dirigible projectors of the life-boat, Stevens slowly shifted the position of the fragment which bore their craft until it was well clear of the other components of the mass of wreckage. He then exerted a very small retarding force, so that their bit would lag behind the procession, as though it had accidently been separated. But the crew of the captor was alert, and no sooner did a clear space show itself between them and the mass than a ray picked them up and herded them back into ...

— Spacehounds of IPC • Edward Elmer Smith

... numerous were the stragglers that when the French cavalry charged, they mustered in sufficient force to repel their attack, a proof that it was not so much fatigue as insubordination that caused them to lag behind. The rear-guard halted a few miles short of Friol and passed the night there, which enabled the disorganized army to rest and re-form. The loss during this unfortunate march was greater than that of all the former part of the retreat, added to ...

— With Moore At Corunna • G. A. Henty

... before, when Monckton was out on an expedition, Toku was carrying his master's revolver, but happened to lag behind the rest of the party without being noticed, when a man jumped out of the jungle and picked young Toku up in his arms, covering up his mouth so that he could not cry out, and proceeded to carry him off, no doubt intending to have a live roast. But Toku, ...

— Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines • H. Wilfrid Walker

... column addition successful work is done by placing the problem on the board and following through the combinations by pointing the pointer and making a tap on the board as one proceeds through the column. Concert work of this sort seems to have the effect of speeding up those who would ordinarily lag, even though they might get the right result. The most skillful teachers of typewriting count or clap their hands or use the phonograph for the sake of speeding up their students. They have discovered that the same amount of time devoted to typewriting practice will produce anywhere from ...

— How to Teach • George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy

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