Main Entry: ¹jag

Pronunciation: \ˈjag\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): jagged; jag·ging

Etymology: Middle English jaggen

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 chiefly dialect : prick, stab
2 : to cut indentations into; also : to form teeth on (a saw) by cutting indentationsintransitive verb 1 : prick, thrust
2 : to move in jerks

— jag·ger noun