You can make 5 words from lag according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of lag
lag alg lga gla agl gal
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Definitions and meaning of lag
lag
Etymology
Probably North Germanic origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
(UK, US) IPA(key): /læɡ/
Rhymes: -æɡ
Adjective
lag
Late.
(obsolete) Last; long-delayed.
Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
Translations
Noun
lag (countable and uncountable, plurallags)
(countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
(uncountable) Delay; latency.
(British, slang, archaic) One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
(British, slang) A prisoner, a criminal.
(slang) A period of imprisonment.
(snooker) A method of deciding which player is to start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.
One who lags; that which comes in last.
The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.
A bird, the greylag.
Usage notes
In casual use, lag and latency are used synonymously for "time delay between initiating an action and the effect", with lag being more casual. In formal use, latency is the technical term, while lag is used when latency is greater than usual, particularly in internet gaming. When used as a comparative to refer to the distance between moving objects lag refers to a moving object that has not yet reached the reference object position, whether linear or rotational. The term latency is not used in technical jargon for linear or rotational distance. The neutral term displacement can be used ambiguously and may refer to the distance between objects without indicating direction. In this use, lag, lags, and lagging are the complements of lead, leads, and leading. For example, For any AC power system, at all reactive loads, the current waveform has a phase displacement or power factor to the voltage. An inductive load has a lagging power factor, while a capacitive load has a leading PF.
Synonyms
(delay):latency
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Finnish: lagi
→ Swedish: laggn
Translations
Verb
lag (third-person singular simple presentlags, present participlelagging, simple past and past participlelagged)
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
1717, The Metamorphoses of Ovid translated into English verse under the direction of Sir Samuel Garth by John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, William Congreve and other eminent hands
While he, whose tardy feet had lagg'd behind, / Was doom'd the sad reward of death to find.
To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer).
(computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.
(UK, slang, archaic) To transport as a punishment for crime.
lag (presentlag, present participlelaggende, past participlegelag)
to laugh
Related terms
glimlag
Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian*lauga, from Proto-Indo-European*lowg- (compare Old Norselaug(“hot spring, bath”), Latvianluga(“marshy deposit, silt”), Serbo-Croatianlȕža(“puddle, pool”)).
Verb
lag (aoristlaga, participlelagur)
to wet, moisten
(colloquial) to water
(geography) to wash land (of a body of water)
Derived terms
lagë
lagësht
lagështirë
lëgatë
lagaterë
lug
lagëtur
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian*lag-, from Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-(“to lay, lie (down)”). Cognate with Ancient Greekλόχος(lókhos, “ambush, ambuscade, armed band”), Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽(lagjan, “to lay”). Singular form of lagje.
Noun
lagm
troop, band, encampment
Related terms
lagje
log
Chinese
Etymology
From Englishlag.
Pronunciation
Verb
lag
(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to lag
Adjective
lag
(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) laggy
Related terms
lag機／lag机
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norselag, from Proto-Germanic*lagą. Doublet of lav(“guild”) and lov(“law”).
a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)
(masonry) a horizontal row of bricks (in a masonry) bounded by two horizontal joints
(chiefly geology) a horizontal widespread mass of soil or rock, formed by deposition
(colloquial) a layer; part, section (part of a whole that one imagines divided along horizontal lines)
the correct or usual way in which something is arranged; correct and regular order, condition, etc.
stå ved lag ― still have its validity; remain unchanged
holde ved lag ― preserve something in old custom
være/komme i lag/lage ― be/come in its usual custom
være/komme av lage ― be/get out of their usual or proper custom
på nytt lag ― again; with new strength/courage
normal and good mood or temperament
Synonym:godlag
Antonym:ulag
(etiquette) correct and polite language or manner
være/gjøre noen til lag(s) ― be/act so that it suits someone; that someone is satisfied
Used to indicate an approximate amount of something.
Coordinate terms:om lag, omtrent
(chiefly dialectal)Used to indicate an approximate amount of something, with the prepositions på(“on”) and ved(“by”).
Used in the definite form with the preposition i (in) and a superlative adjective to indicate a high degree of something.
(chiefly dialectal) manner; being, appearance (characteristic mode of acting or behaving)
an individual and natural way of treating people; way of approaching something
a gathering, company; togetherness, companionship
bryte lag ― break up from; leave a company
være/komme i lag (med) ― become joined (with)
slå/gjøre lag med ― follow along
slå seg i lag med ― join in; join with
gi seg i lag med; være i lag med ― be/give in to
a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession)
ha et ord med i laget ― have an influence in a decision
gi sitt ord med i laget ― speak with; give their effort
signe laget ― greeting for a group of people (literally: bless the company)
godt lag gjør kortere dag ― time flies in good company
a festive gathering or company; party
a group of people working together; a team
Synonyms:arbeidslag, team
(military) a squad (smallest division unit of a troop; usually of about ten members)
(sports) a sports team (a group (of at least two), which during a competition acts as a whole)
spille på det andre laget ― play for the other team; be gay
ta en for laget ― take one for the team
an association (a group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization)
(military, nautical) a row of cannons at the same height in the broadside of warships
gi (noen) det glatte lag ― fire all the cannons on one side of the ship at once; bombard someone with harsh truths
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norselǫg(“fate, situation; law”), from lag(“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic*lagą(“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-(“to lie”).
(historical, Norway) a district (area which is under common law and has common principal Things)
Synonym:distrikt
(obsolete) a law (the body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities)