lag
Pronunciation:
/læɡ/noun
Definitions
A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
Delay; latency.
One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
A prisoner, a criminal.
verb
Definitions
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
To transport as a punishment for crime.
To cause to lag; to slacken.
adjective
Definitions
Late
Last; long-delayed.
Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.