lag
English Thesaurus
1. the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | slat, spline, |
| definition | : | a thin strip (wood or metal) (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | barrel, cask, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact) |
3. the time between one event, process, or period and another (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | interval, time interval, |
| definition | : | a definite length of time marked off by two instants (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | interregnum, |
| definition | : | the time between two reigns, governments, etc. (noun.time) |
4. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
5. throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | flip, pitch, sky, toss, |
| definition | : | throw or toss with a light motion (verb.contact) |
6. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | follow, |
| definition | : | to travel behind, go after, come after (verb.motion) |
7. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | confine, detain, |
| definition | : | deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
8. the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act)
| derivation | : | retard, |
| definition | : | be delayed (verb.stative) |
9. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lagging, |
| definition | : | used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat (noun.substance) |
10. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)
11. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
| derivation | : | remand, |
| definition | : | the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, internment, |
| definition | : | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, |
| definition | : | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, |
| definition | : | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact) |
12. the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act)
| derivation | : | retard, |
| definition | : | be delayed (verb.stative) |
13. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lagging, |
| definition | : | used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat (noun.substance) |
14. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)
15. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
| derivation | : | remand, |
| definition | : | the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, internment, |
| definition | : | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, |
| definition | : | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, |
| definition | : | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact) |
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