Lăg1, a.
a. [Gael. & Ir. lag, weak, feeble, faint; W. llag, llac, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish. Cf. Low.]
- Coming after or behind; slow; tardy.
- Last; long delayed; as, the lag end.
4 entries under this word
Lag
Lāg2, n.
n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. “The lag of all the flock.” Pope.
Sense 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. “The common lag of people.” Shak.
Sense 3. One who is transported for a crime. [Eng.]
Sense 4. The amount of retardation of any thing, as a valve in a steam-engine.
Lag of the tide, the interval by which the time of high water falls behind the mean time, in the first and third quarters of the moon;—opposed to priming of the tide, or the acceleration of the time of high water, in the second and fourth quarters; depending on the relative positions of the sun and moon.
Lăg3, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. LAGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. LAGGING.] [See supra.] To walk or move slowly; to stay behind. “I shall not lag behind.” Milton.
Synonyms—To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy. See LOITER.
Lăg4, v. t.
v. t. 1. To transport or cause to be transported for a crime. [Slang. Eng.] “She lags us, if we poach.” De Quincey. 2. (Mach.) To clothe, as a steam-boiler, to prevent radiation of heat.