Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lag
Lag
lag
1. v. & n. --v.intr. (lagged, lagging) 1 (often foll. by behind) fall behind; not keep pace. 2 US Billiards make the preliminary strokes that decide which player shall begin. --n. 1 a delay. 2 Physics a retardation in a current or movement. b the amount of this. Phrases and idioms lag of tide the interval by which a tide falls behind mean time at the 1st and 3rd quarters of the moon (cf. PRIMING(2)). Derivatives lagger n. Etymology: orig. = hindmost person, hang back: perh. f. a fanciful distortion of LAST(1) in a children's game (fog, seg, lag, = 1st, 2nd, last, in dial.) 2. v. & n. --v.tr. (lagged, lagging) enclose or cover in lagging. --n. 1 the non-heat-conducting cover of a boiler etc.; lagging. 2 a piece of this. Etymology: prob. f. Scand.: cf. ON l{ouml}gg barrel-rim, rel. to LAY(1) 3. n. & v. sl. --n. (esp. as old lag) a habitual convict. --v.tr. (lagged, lagging) 1 send to prison. 2 apprehend; arrest. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect ~ga to go slowly Date: 1514 one that ~s or is last, 2. the act or the condition of ~ging, comparative slowness or retardation, c. an amount of ~ging or the time during which ~ging continues, a space of time especially between related events or phenomena ; interval, the action of ~ging for opening shot (as in marbles or billiards), a usually long putt struck with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole, II. verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. to stay or fall behind ; linger, loiter, to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness, to become retarded in attaining maximum value, to slacken or weaken gradually ; f~, to toss or roll a marble toward a line or a cue ball toward the head cushion to determine order of play, to hit a ~ putt, transitive verb to ~ behind , to pitch or shoot (as a coin or marble) at a mark, to hit (a golf ball or putt) with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole, see: delay ~ger noun III. adjective Date: 1552 last, hindmost, IV. noun Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lǫgg rim of a barrel Date: 1672 a barrel stave, a stave, slat, or strip (as of wood or asbestos) forming part of a covering for a cylindrical object, V. transitive verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 1870 to cover or provide with ~s, VI. transitive verb (~ged; ~ging) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1812 to transport or jail for crime, arrest, VII. noun Date: circa 1812 1. slang chiefly British a person transported for crime, convict, an ex-convict, a jail sentence ; stretch ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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