lag
Cross references:
1. delay
1. lag \'lag\ vb or lagged; or lag.ging [prob. of Scand origin; akin to
Norw lagga to go slowly] 1a: to stay or fall behind : LINGER, LOITER 1b:
to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness 1c: to become
retarded in attaining maximum value 2: to slacken or weaken gradually :
FLAG 3: to toss or roll a taw toward a line or a cue ball toward the head
cushi on to determine order of play 1: to lag behind {current that ~s the
voltage} 2: to pitch or shoot (as a coin or marble) at a mark - lag.ger n
2. lag n 1: one that lags or is last obs 2: the lowest class 3a: the
action or the condition of lagging 3b: comparative slowness or retardation
3c1: an amount of lagging or the time during which lagging continues 3c2:
a space of time esp. between related events or phenomena : INTERV AL 4: the
action of lagging for opening shot (as in marbles or billiards)
3. lag aj : LAST, HINDMOST
4. lag vt or lagged; or lag.ging [origin unknown] slang 1: to transport
for crime or send to jail slang 2: ARREST
5. lag n slang 1a: a person transported for crime 1b: CONVICT 1c:
EX-CONVICT slang 2: a jail sentence : STRETCH
6. lag n [prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON lo:gg rim of a barrel] 1: a
barrel stave 2: a stave or slat forming part of a covering for a
cylindrical object
7. lag vt or lagged; or lag.ging : to cover or provide with lags