lag
noun
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the act of slowing down or falling behindslowdown
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one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucketstave
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the time between one event, process, or period and anothermeanwhilemeantimeinterim
verb
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cover with lagging to prevent heat loss“lag pipes”
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throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
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hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.fall backfall behinddawdle
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lock up or confine, in or as in a jailremand