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LAG

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of slowing down or falling behind
   Synonyms: slowdown, retardation
   
   
2. [noun] the time between one event, process, or period and another
   Synonyms: interim
   
   
3. [noun] one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
   Synonyms: stave
   
   
4. [verb] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
   Synonyms: dawdle, fall back, fall behind
   
   
5. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
   
   
6. [verb] throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
   
   
7. [verb] cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
   
   

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Related Words:

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

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