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| lag [ lag ] |
verb (past and past participle lagged, present participle lag·ging, 3rd person present singular lags) |
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1. intransitive verb fall behind others: to go, develop, or progress more slowly than somebody or something similar so as to fall back or fall behind
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2. intransitive verb slacken: to decrease in strength or intensity
  Interest in the scandal has never lagged.
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3. intransitive verb decide order of play: in pool or billiards, to decide who is to play first by having each player rebound a ball from the top cushion as close as possible to the hand rail
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4. transitive verb toss something at target: to pitch or shoot something such as a coin or marble at a target
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noun (plural lags) |
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1. position of having fallen behind: the condition or an instance of having fallen behind
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2. period between events: a period of time between one event and a related event
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3. lagging in billiards: in pool, billiards, or some other game, an act or instance of lagging
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| [Early 16th century. Origin ?] |
