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| 1. | [ verb ] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | fall_back fall_behind dawdle | |
| Related terms: | follow drag dawdler | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of slowing down or falling behind | |
| Synonyms: | retardation slowdown | |
| Related terms: | delay decelerate slow retard decelerate | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | |
| Examples: | "lag pipes" |
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| Related terms: | cover lagging | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the time between one event, process, or period and another | |
| Synonyms: | interim | |
| Related terms: | time_interval interregnum | |
| 5. | [ verb ] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | |
| Synonyms: | imprison jail put_away put_behind_bars jug gaol immure remand incarcerate | |
| Examples: | "The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
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| Related terms: | confine law imprisonment jail captivity prison_guard imprisonment | |
| 6. | [ verb ] throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins | |
| Related terms: | flip | |
| 7. | [ noun ] one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | |
| Synonyms: | stave | |
| Related terms: | slat barrel | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lage Lago laugh Lague lac lax Lach Laci lack Lacy laic Lake lakh Laos lace Lash lazy Lass Laux Laws laze Lazo Lasch Lasko Lasky Lakia Lakey Lassa laius lasso Lauck Lawes Lacko Lacie Lazio Lacey Laska Laozi |
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