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ALL meanings of lagged

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  • verb without object lagged to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag. 1
  • verb without object lagged to move or develop slowly, as toward a goal or objective, or in relation to an associated factor (often followed by behind): to lag behind in production. 1
  • verb without object lagged to delay or fail in reaching full development: The factory lags regularly in making its quota. 1
  • verb without object lagged to hang back; linger; delay: The old friends lagged because they wanted to talk some more. 1
  • verb without object lagged to decrease, wane, or flag gradually, as in intensity: Interest lagged as the meeting went on. 1
  • verb without object lagged Marbles. to throw one's shooting marble toward a line (lag line) on the ground in order to decide on the order of play. 1
  • verb without object lagged Billiards, Pool. string (def 17b). 1
  • verb with object lagged to line or cover (an excavation) with lagging. 1
  • verb with object lagged to cover with insulation, as a steam boiler, to prevent radiation of heat. 1
  • noun lagged one of the staves or strips that form the periphery of a wooden drum, the casing of a steam cylinder, or the like. 1
  • noun lagged Masonry. a crosspiece between ribs in a centering. 1
  • noun lagged Showing a delayed effect. 1
  • verb lagged simple past tense and past participle of lag. 0
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