Defenition of the word lag

• Defenition of the word lag

  • lock up in jail
  • the time between one event, process, or period and another
  • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
  • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  • the act of slowing down or falling behind
  • one of several thin pieces of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
  • 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"
  • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
  • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Synonyms for the word lag

• • dawdle
  • fall back
  • fall behind
  • gaol
  • immure
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • interim
  • jail
  • jug
  • put away
  • put behind bars
  • remand
  • retardation
  • slowdown
  • stave

Meronymys for the word lag

• • barrel
  • cask

Hyponyms for the word lag

• • drag
  • drop back
  • drop behind
  • get behind
  • hang back
  • interregnum
  • trail

Hypernyms for the word lag

• • confine
  • cover
  • delay
  • detain
  • detention
  • flip
  • follow
  • holdup
  • interval
  • pitch
  • sky
  • slat
  • spline
  • time interval
  • toss

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