Definitions for JAGdʒæg

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jagdʒæg(n.; v.)jagged, jag•ging.

  1. (n.)a sharp projection on an edge or surface.

  2. (v.t.)to cut or slash, esp. in points or pendants along the edge.

  3. (v.i.)to move with a jerk; jog.

Origin of jag:

1350–1400; late ME; of obscure orig.

jag′less(adj.)

jagdʒæg(n.)

  1. a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge:

    a crying jag.

  2. a state of intoxication from liquor.

Origin of jag:

1670–80; earlier and dial., a load of hay or wood (hence, a “load” of drink, a binge), a bundle of briars, prob. alter. of dial. chag a branch of broom (cf. OE ceacga broom, furze)

JAG

or J.A.G.

  1. Judge Advocate General.

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. jag(noun)

    a sharp projection on an edge or surface

    "he clutched a jag of the rock"

  2. jag(noun)

    a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

  3. jag, dag(noun)

    a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

  4. jag(verb)

    a bout of drinking or drug taking

  5. jag(verb)

    cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

Wiktionary

  1. Jag(Noun)

    A Jaguar car.

  2. Origin: Shortening of Jaguar.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jag(noun)

    a notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation

  2. Jag(noun)

    a part broken off; a fragment

  3. Jag(noun)

    a cleft or division

  4. Jag(verb)

    to cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch

  5. Jag(noun)

    a small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore

  6. Jag(verb)

    to carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. JAG

    From the Spanish word _zaga_, meaning a load packed on the outside of a van. In America the load is packed on the inside of a man.


Translations for JAG

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

self(noun)

a person's own body and personality.

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