Main Entry: ²lag

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lagged; lag·ging

Date: 1530

intransitive verb 1 a : to stay or fall behind : linger, loiter b : to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness c : to become retarded in attaining maximum value
2 : to slacken or weaken gradually : flag
3 : to toss or roll a marble toward a line or a cue ball toward the head cushion to determine order of play
4 : to hit a lag putttransitive verb 1 : to lag behind <current that lags the voltage>
2 : to pitch or shoot (as a coin or marble) at a mark
3 : to hit (a golf ball or putt) with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole

synonyms see delay

— lag·ger noun