laglæg(v.; n.)lagged, lag•ging

1. (v.i.)to fail to maintain a desired pace or speed:

   to lag behind in production.

2. to linger; delay.

3. to decrease gradually; flag:

   Interest lagged as the meeting went on.

4. to throw one's shooting marble toward a line on the ground so as to determine the order of play.

   Category: Games

5. (in billiards and pool)

   Category: Games

   Ref: string (def. 28). 37

6. (v.t.)to fail to keep up with:

   The industry still lags the national economy.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

7. (n.)a lagging or falling behind; retardation.

8. a person who lags behind.

9. an interval of time:

   a lag of ten minutes.

10. Mech. the amount of retardation of some motion.

    Category: Mechanics

11. the act of lagging in marbles or billiards.

    Category: Games

Origin of lag:

1505–15; perh. < Scand

lag′ger

lag^*læg(v.; n.)lagged, lag•ging

1. (v.t.)to imprison or transport for crime.

   Category: British

2. (n.)a convict or ex-convict.

   Category: British

3. a period or term of penal servitude.

^* Chiefly Brit. Slang..

Origin of lag:

1565–75; orig. uncert.

laglæg(n.; v.)lagged, lag•ging.

1. (n.)one of the staves or strips that form the periphery of a wooden drum, the casing of a steam cylinder, or the like.

   Category: Building Trades

2. (v.t.)to cover or provide with lags.

   Category: Building Trades

Origin of lag:

1665–75; prob. < Scand