\ ˈlag
\
1
: one that lags or is last
2a
: the act or the condition of lagging
b
: comparative slowness or retardation
c(1)
: an amount of lagging or the time during which lagging continues
(2)
: a space of time especially between related events or phenomena : interval
3
: the action of lagging for opening shot (as in marbles or billiards)
4
golf
: a usually long putt struck with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole
intransitive verb
b
: to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness
c
: to become retarded in attaining maximum value
2
: to slacken or weaken gradually : flag
3
: to toss or roll a marble toward a line or a cue ball toward the head cushion to determine order of play
transitive verb
1
: to lag behind
current that lags the voltage
2
: to pitch or shoot (a coin, a marble, etc.) at a mark
3
golf
: to hit (a golf ball or putt) with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole
Woods lagged his first putt to within four feet and then sank his second one to win.— Tim Crothers
2
: a stave, slat, or strip (as of wood or asbestos) forming part of a covering for a cylindrical object
transitive verb
1
slang, chiefly British
: to transport or jail for crime
2
slang,
chiefly British
: arrest
1
slang, chiefly British
a
: a person transported for crime
c
: an ex-convict
2
slang,
chiefly British
: a jail sentence : stretch
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