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lag v. [
dawdle, fall back, fall behind] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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lag n. [
slowdown, retardation] the act of slowing down or falling behind
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lag n. [
interim, meantime, meanwhile] the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
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lag v. [
imprison, incarcerate, 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"
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lag n. [
stave] one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
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