| VERB | motion | lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
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| social | lag, imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | |
| contact | lag | throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins | |
| contact | lag | cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | |
| NOUN | act | lag, slowdown, retardation | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| time | lag, interim, meantime, meanwhile | the time between one event, process, or period and another | |
| artifact | lag, stave | one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket |
| Sounds | lae'g | |
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| Rhymes | Ag ... zigzag: 32 rhymes with aeg... | |
| Meaning | The act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind. | |
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| Synonyms | slowdown, retardation | |
| Broader | delay, holdup | The act of delaying |
| Spanish | desaceleración | |
| Catalan | desacceleració, endarreriment | |
| Verbs | lag | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| Meaning | The time between one event, process, or period and another. | |
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| Synonyms | interim, meantime, meanwhile | |
| Narrower | interregnum | The time between two reigns, governments, etc. |
| Broader | time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
| Spanish | ínterin, mientras tanto, tiempo intermedio | |
| Catalan | endemig, ínterim, temps intermedi | |
| Meaning | One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket. | |
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| Synonym | stave | |
| Part of | barrel, cask | A cylindrical container that holds liquids / liquids |
| Broader | slat, spline | A thin strip (wood or metal) |
| Spanish | duela | |
| Meaning | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | dawdle, fall back, fall behind | |
| Narrower | drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back | To lag or linger behind |
| Broader | follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Spanish | quedarse atrás, retrasarse | |
| Nouns | lag | the act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| laggard, lagger | someone who takes more time than necessary | |
| Meaning | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to lag the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | confine, detain | deprive of freedom |
| Spanish | apresar, aprisionar, encarcelar | |
| Catalan | empresonar, encarcerar, engarjolar | |
| Meaning | Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | flip, toss, sky, pitch | Throw or toss with a light motion |
| Meaning | Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "lag pipes" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Nouns | lagging | used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat / heat |
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