Dictionary Check: lag

"lag" is a valid word!

Scrabble 4 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

noun

the act of slowing down or falling behind

Synonyms:
noun

the time between one event, process, or period and another

Example: "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
noun

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

Synonyms:
verb

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

verb

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Example: "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
verb

throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

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