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lag

Letters that make lag

a, g, l are letters that make 'lag'

Words within lag

la, Ag, LA, La are words within 'lag'

Anagrams of lag

gal is an anagram of 'lag'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of lag

clag, slags, flag, slag, lags are words created by adding a letter to 'lag'

lag is a 3 letter word ending with g
lag is a 3 letter word starting with l

7 possible definitions for 'lag'

Lag as "cover with lagging to prevent heat loss"

Under this definition, lag is a verb and has the following properties:

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of cover.

Derivatives of lag

lagging is a derivative of lag.

Example of lag used within this context

"lag pipes"

Lag as "throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins"

Under this definition, lag is a verb and has the following properties:

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of sky, flip, toss, pitch.

Lag as "hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc."

Under this definition, lag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dawdle, fall back, fall behind have the same meaning as 'lag'

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of follow.

Types of lag

get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back, trail, drag are types of 'lag'.

Derivatives of lag

laggard, poke, drone, trailer, dawdler, lagger, slowdown, lag, retardation are derivatives of 'lag'.

Lag as "lock up or confine, in or as in a jail"

Under this definition, lag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jug, remand, imprison, incarcerate, put behind bars, immure, jail, gaol, put away have the same meaning as 'lag'

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of confine, detain.

lag as a category

'lag' can be a category of law, jurisprudence.

Derivatives of lag

jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, internment, imprisonment, prison guard, jailer, jailor, turnkey, gaoler, screw, incarceration, immurement, remand, captivity, pokey, poky are derivatives of 'lag'.

Lag as "the time between one event, process, or period and another"

Under this definition, lag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

interim, meanwhile, meantime have the same meaning as 'lag'

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of time interval, interval.

Types of lag

interregnum is a type of lag.

Lag as "one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket"

Under this definition, lag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stave has the same meaning as lag

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of slat, spline.

lag as a part

'lag' can be a part of barrel, cask.

Lag as "the act of slowing down or falling behind"

Under this definition, lag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slowdown, retardation have the same meaning as 'lag'

lag as a type

'lag' can be a type of holdup, delay.

Derivatives of lag

retard, decelerate, slow down, slow up, dawdle, slacken, slow, slack, fall back, fall behind, lag are derivatives of 'lag'.