DICTOMETER

LAG

(lag, atrasarse, sommel)

1. Synonyms:
   • Slowdown
   • Lag
   • Retardation
   Definitions:
   • the act of slowing down or falling behind
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Interim
   • Meantime
   • Meanwhile
   • Lag
   Definitions:
   • the time between one event, process, or period and another
   Examples:
   • Meanwhile the socialists are running the government
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stave
   • Lag
   Definitions:
   • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Lag
   • Dawdle
   • Fall back
   • Fall behind
   Definitions:
   • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Imprison
   • Incarcerate
   • Lag
   • Immure
   • Put behind bars
   • Jail
   • Jug
   • Gaol
   • Put away
   • Remand
   Definitions:
   • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
   Examples:
   • The suspects were imprisoned without trial
   • The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Lag
   Definitions:
   • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Lag
   Definitions:
   • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss
   Examples:
   • Lag pipes