LAG
Scrabble letter values: L1A1G2 = 4
Definition
- noun the act of slowing down or falling behind. — synonyms: slowdown, retardation
- noun the time between one event, process, or period and another. — synonyms: interim, meantime, meanwhile
- noun one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket. — synonyms: stave
- verb hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. — synonyms: dawdle, fall_back, fall_behind
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. — synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, immure, put_behind_bars, jail, jug, gaol, put_away
- verb throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins.
- verb cover with lagging to prevent heat loss.
Examples
- “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
- “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”
- “the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life”