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lag
/læɡ/
noun
A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
Delay; latency.
One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
Synonymslatency
verb
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
To transport as a punishment for crime.
adjective
Late
Last; long-delayed.
Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
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