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lag

The correct spelling is lag.

How to pronounce lag

/læɡ/
noun

IPA: /læɡ/

Say it like: Lag

The correct spelling is lag. A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
  2. 2.Delay; latency.
  3. 3.One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
  4. 4.A prisoner, a criminal.
  5. 5.A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.

verb

  1. 1.To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
  2. 2.To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
  3. 3.To transport as a punishment for crime.
  4. 4.To cause to lag; to slacken.

adjective

  1. 1.Late
  2. 2.Last; long-delayed.
  3. 3.Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.

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