English dictionary
lag
nounPronunciation
læɡ
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of slowing down or falling behind
noun
- one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
noun
- the time between one event, process, or period and another
verb
- cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
verb
- throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
verb
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
verb
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Example sentences
meanwhile the socialists are running the government
lag pipes
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life