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jag

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[ jag ]
/ dʒæg /
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noun
a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
verb (used with object), jagged, jag·ging.
to cut or slash, especially in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in.
verb (used without object), jagged, jag·ging.
to move with a jerk; jog.
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Origin of jag

1
1350–1400; late Middle English jagge (noun), jaggen (v.), of obscure origin

OTHER WORDS FROM jag

jagless, adjective

Words nearby jag

jafa, Jafaican, Jaffa, Jaffa orange, Jaffna, jag, jaga, Jagan, Jagannath, Jagatai, Jagello

Other definitions for jag (2 of 3)

jag2
[ jag ]
/ dʒæg /
noun
a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge: a crying jag; a talking jag.
a state of intoxication from liquor.
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a load, as of hay or wood.

Origin of jag

2
1590–1600; perhaps originally load of broom or furze (compare Old English ceacga broom, furze)

Other definitions for jag (3 of 3)

J.A.G.

or JAG

abbreviation
Judge Advocate General.
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Words related to jag

buzz, drunkenness, glow, inebriety, intoxication, bender, binge, bout, indulgence

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British Dictionary definitions for jag (1 of 4)

jag1

jagg

/ (dʒæɡ) /
verb jags, jagging or jagged
(tr) to cut unevenly; make jagged
Australian to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook
noun, verb
Scot an informal word for jab (def. 3), jab (def. 5)
noun
a jagged notch or projection

Word Origin for jag

C14: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for jag (2 of 4)

jag2
/ (dʒæɡ) /
noun slang
  1. intoxication from drugs or alcohol
  2. a bout of drinking or drug taking
a period of uncontrolled activitya crying jag

Word Origin for jag

of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for jag (3 of 4)

Jag
/ (dʒæɡ) /
noun
informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence

British Dictionary definitions for jag (4 of 4)

JAG
abbreviation for
Judge Advocate General
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