Noun
- 1. lagging, insulating material, insulant, insulation
- usage: used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
Verb
- 1. lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind, follow
- usage: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- 2. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand, confine, detain
- usage: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
- 3. lag, flip, toss, sky, pitch
- usage: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
- 4. lag, cover
- usage: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
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