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lag
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Noun
  • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  • the time between one event, process, or period and another
    • meanwhile the socialists are running the government
  • the act of slowing down or falling behind
Verb
  • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
    • lag pipes
  • 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
  • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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