lag(noun) the act of slowing down or falling behind
(noun) one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
(noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another
(verb) cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
(verb) throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
(verb) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
(verb) 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"
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