n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lagged ; lag · ging
Date: 1530
intransitive verb
1 a : to stay or fall behind : LINGER , LOITER b : to move, function, or develop with comparative slowness c : to become retarded in attaining maximum value
2 : to slacken or weaken gradually : FLAG
3 : to toss or roll a marble toward a line or a cue ball toward the head cushion to determine order of play
4 : to hit a lag putt
transitive verb
1 : to lag behind <current that lag s the voltage>
2 : to pitch or shoot (as a coin or marble) at a mark
3 : to hit (a golf ball or putt) with the aim of having the ball stop near the hole
synonyms see DELAY
– lag · ger noun