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Lagged

Lag \Lag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lagging.] To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter. ``I shall not lag behind.''
--Milton.

Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy.

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lagged

vb. (en-pastlag)

WordNet
lag

  1. n. the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: slowdown, retardation]

  2. the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: interim]

  3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: stave]

  4. [also: lagging, lagged]

lag

  1. v. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: dawdle, fall back, fall behind]

  2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]

  3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

  4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"

  5. [also: lagging, lagged]

lagged

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Usage examples of "lagged".

Marak called out, gathering his companions, and rode forward with the storm at his back, on across the gap at which Tarsa lagged behind the next village.

The conversation naturally lagged and languished under these circumstances, and Mr.