"lags" in the noun sense

1. slowdown, lag, retardation

the act of slowing down or falling behind

2. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag

the time between one event, process, or period and another

"meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

3. stave, lag

one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

"lags" in the verb sense

1. lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

2. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"

"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

3. lag

throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

4. lag

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

"lag pipes"

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