lag

/læɡ/ verbnoun
3 letters1 syllable4 points in Scrabble®6 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.

2

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

3

Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss.

“lag pipes”

4

Throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins.

NOUN
1

The time between one event, process, or period and another.

2

The act of slowing down or falling behind.

3

One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket.

WORD FORMS
Related formlaggard
Related formlagger
Related formlagging
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®4 points
Words With Friends®6 points
Double word8 points
Triple word12 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaglay
Starts & ends withL … G
Syllableslag
SYNONYMS & RELATED21
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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