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English noun: lag | |||
| 1. | lag (act) the act of slowing down or falling behind | ||
| Synonyms | retardation, slowdown | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay, holdup | ||
| 2. | lag (time) the time between one event, process, or period and another | ||
| Samples | Meanwhile the socialists are running the government. | ||
| Synonyms | interim, meantime, meanwhile | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interval, time interval | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | interregnum | ||
| 3. | lag (artifact) one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | ||
| Synonyms | stave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slat, spline | ||
| Part meronym | barrel, cask | ||
English verb: lag | |||
| 1. | lag (motion) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | ||
| Synonyms | dawdle, fall back, fall behind | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail | ||
| 2. | lag (social) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||
| Samples | The suspects were imprisoned without trial. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. | ||
| Examples | They want to lag the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put away, put behind bars, remand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, detain | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 3. | lag (contact) throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flip, pitch, sky, toss | ||
| 4. | lag (contact) cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | ||
| Samples | Lag pipes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
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