Lag vs. Rag
Lagadjective
late
Lagadjective
(obsolete) Last; long-delayed.
Lagadjective
Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
Lagnoun
(countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
Lagnoun
(uncountable) Delay; latency.
Lagnoun
One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
Lagnoun
a prisoner, a criminal.
Lagnoun
(snooker) A method of deciding which player shall 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.
Lagnoun
One who lags; that which comes in last.
Lagnoun
The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
Lagnoun
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.
Lagnoun
A bird, the greylag.
Lagverb
to fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
Lagverb
to cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material
Lagverb
To transport as a punishment for crime.
Lagverb
(transitive) To cause to lag; to slacken.
Lagadjective
Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.
Lagadjective
Last; long-delayed; - obsolete, except in the phrase lag end.
Lagadjective
Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
Lagnoun
One who lags; that which comes in last.
Lagnoun
The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
Lagnoun
The amount of retardation of anything, as of a valve in a steam engine, in opening or closing.
Lagnoun
A stave of a cask, drum, etc.;
Lagnoun
See Graylag.
Lagnoun
The failing behind or retardation of one phenomenon with respect to another to which it is closely related; as, the lag of magnetization compared with the magnetizing force (hysteresis); the lag of the current in an alternating circuit behind the impressed electro-motive force which produced it.
Lagnoun
One transported for a crime.
Lagverb
To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter.
Lagverb
To cause to lag; to slacken.
Lagverb
To cover, as the cylinder of a steam engine, with lags. See Lag, n., 4.
Lagverb
To transport for crime.
Lagnoun
the act of slowing down or falling behind
Lagnoun
the time between one event, process, or period and another
Lagnoun
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
Lagverb
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Lagverb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
Lagverb
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
Lagverb
cover with lagging to prevent heat loss;
Lag
In online gaming, lag is a noticeable delay (latency) between the action of players (input) and the reaction of the server supporting the game, which has to be sent back to the client. The player's ability to tolerate lag depends on the type of game being played.
Ragnoun
(in the plural) Tattered clothes.
Ragnoun
A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
Ragnoun
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
Ragnoun
A ragged edge in metalworking.
Ragnoun
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Ragnoun
A newspaper, magazine.
Ragnoun
(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
Ragnoun
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
Ragnoun
(dated) A prank or practical joke.
Ragnoun
A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
Ragnoun
An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
Ragnoun
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
Ragverb
(intransitive) To become tattered.
Ragverb
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
Ragverb
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Ragverb
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
Ragverb
To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
Ragverb
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Ragverb
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
Ragverb
To dance to ragtime music.
Ragverb
To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
Ragverb
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Ragverb
To become tattered.
Ragverb
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
Ragverb
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Ragverb
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
Ragverb
To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.
Ragnoun
A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.
Ragnoun
Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.
Ragnoun
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
Ragnoun
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
Ragnoun
A ragged edge.
Ragnoun
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Ragnoun
a small piece of cloth or paper
Ragnoun
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
Ragnoun
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
Ragnoun
newspaper with half-size pages
Ragnoun
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
Ragverb
treat cruelly;
Ragverb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Ragverb
play in ragtime;
Ragverb
harass with persistent criticism or carping;
Ragverb
censure severely or angrily;
Ragverb
break into lumps before sorting;
Ragnoun
a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things
Ragnoun
old or tattered clothes
Ragnoun
the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing
Ragnoun
a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality
Ragnoun
a herd of colts
Ragnoun
a programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity
Ragnoun
a boisterous prank or practical joke
Ragnoun
a large coarse roofing slate.
Ragnoun
a hard, coarse sedimentary rock that can be broken into thick slabs.
Ragnoun
a ragtime composition or tune.
Ragnoun
variant of raga
Ragverb
give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag
Ragverb
apply (paint) to a surface with a rag.
Ragverb
make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner
Ragverb
rebuke severely
Ragverb
keep possession of (the puck) by skilful stick-handling and avoidance of opponents, so as to waste time
