lag meaning and definition

LAG noun

Definition of lag (noun)

1. the act of slowing down or falling behind
   • synonyms: retardation, slowdown
2. the time between one event, process, or period and another
   • "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
   • synonyms: interim, meantime, meanwhile
3. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
   • synonyms: stave

LAG verb

Definition of lag (verb)

1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
   • synonyms: dawdle, fall back, fall behind
2. 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"
   • synonyms: gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put away, put behind bars, remand
3. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
   • "lag pipes"