ALL meanings of lagging
lag·ging
L l - noun lagging 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 lagging Masonry. a crosspiece between ribs in a centering. 1
- adjective lagging lingering; loitering; slow and dragging: lagging steps. 1
- verb without object lagging 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 lagging 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 lagging to delay or fail in reaching full development: The factory lags regularly in making its quota. 1
- verb without object lagging to hang back; linger; delay: The old friends lagged because they wanted to talk some more. 1
- verb without object lagging to decrease, wane, or flag gradually, as in intensity: Interest lagged as the meeting went on. 1
- verb without object lagging 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 lagging Billiards, Pool. string (def 17b). 1
- verb with object lagging to line or cover (an excavation) with lagging. 1
- verb with object lagging to cover with insulation, as a steam boiler, to prevent radiation of heat. 1
- noun lagging Material providing heat insulation for a boiler, pipes, etc. 1
- noun lagging The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection. 0
- noun lagging The material so used. 0
- verb lagging present participle of lag. 0
- adjective lagging falling behind, not keeping up the pace. 0
- adjective lagging Occurring after; indicating the later phase of. 0
- uncountable noun lagging Lagging is special material which is used to cover pipes, water tanks, or the inside of a roof so that heat does not escape from them or so they do not freeze. 0
- noun lagging insulating material wrapped around pipes, boilers, etc, or laid in a roof loft, to prevent loss of heat 0
- noun lagging the act or process of applying lagging 0
- noun lagging a wooden frame used to support an arch during construction 0
- noun lagging thermal insulation for wrapping around pipes, boilers, etc. 0
- noun lagging a wood framework to support an arch while it is being built 0
- noun lagging planks or timber used to prevent rocks from falling in a shaft or drift 0