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Meaning of lag

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lag

Pronunciation:/læɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.

  2. Delay; latency.

  3. One sentenced to transportation for a crime.

  4. A prisoner, a criminal.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind

  2. To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)

  3. To transport as a punishment for crime.

  4. To cause to lag; to slacken.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Late

  2. Last; long-delayed.

  3. Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.