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• lag — (v.) fail to keep pace, 1520s, earlier as a noun meaning last person (1510s), later also as an adjective (1550s; e.g. lag mon last man ), all of uncertain relationship, possibly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. lagga go slowly ), or some… …   Etymology dictionary

• Lag — Lag, a. [Of Celtic origin: cf. Gael. & Ir. lagweak, feeble, faint, W. llag, llac, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish; prob. akin to E. lax, languid.] 1. Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Came too lag to see him buried …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• LAG Nos. 87 and 88 — LAG Nr. 87 und 88 DRG Class 98.18 Quantity 2 Numbers DRG: 98 1801 98 1802 Manufacturer Krauss Maffei Entered service 1937 Retired 1960 Wheel arrangement (Whyte) …   Wikipedia

• lag — Ⅰ. lag [1] ► VERB (lagged, lagging) ▪ fall behind; follow after a delay. ► NOUN (also time lag) ▪ a period of time between two events; a delay. ORIGIN originally in the sense hindmost person : related to the dialect adjective lag (perh …   English terms dictionary

• Lag — Lag, n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] The lag of all the flock. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. [1913 Webster] The common lag of people. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The amount of retardation …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lag of the tide — Lag Lag, n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] The lag of all the flock. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. [1913 Webster] The common lag of people. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The amount of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lag screw — Lag Lag, n. 1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] The lag of all the flock. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The fag end; the rump; hence, the lowest class. [1913 Webster] The common lag of people. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The amount of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lag — lag1 [lag] vi. lagged, lagging [? akin to obs. Dan lakke, to go slowly] 1. a) to fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger b) to move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc. 2. to become… …   English World dictionary

• last — [adj] final; newest aftermost, antipodal, at the end, bitter end, climactic, closing, concluding, conclusive, crowning, curtains*, definitive, determinate, determinative, end, ending, eventual, extreme, far, far off, farthest, finishing, furthest …   New thesaurus

• lag-end — lagˈ end noun (Shakespeare) The last or long delayed end • • • Main Entry: ↑lag …   Useful english dictionary