lagging

4 definitions found

lagging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lag \Lag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Lagging.]
     To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or
     loiter. "I shall not lag behind." --Milton.
  
     Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy.
          [1913 Webster]

  Lagging \Lag"ging\, n.
     1. (Mach.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as
        of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of
        heat; a covering of lags; -- called also deading and
        cleading.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib
        to another in the centering of arches.
        [1913 Webster]

lagging - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lagging
      n 1: used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to
           prevent loss of heat

lagging - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "lagging":
     Micawberish, afterthought, backward, bind, block, blockage,
     bureaucratic delay, dalliance, dallying, dawdling, delay, delayage,
     delayed reaction, delaying, detention, dilatoriness, dilatory,
     dillydallying, double take, dragging, easygoing, foot-dragging,
     halt, hang-up, hindrance, holdup, interim, jam, lackadaisical, lag,
     laggard, lax, lazy, lingering, logjam, loitering, lollygagging,
     moratorium, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, procrastinating,
     procrastination, procrastinative, procrastinatory, red tape,
     red-tapeism, red-tapery, remiss, reprieve, respite, retardance,
     retardation, shilly-shallying, shuffling, slack, slow, slow-up,
     slowdown, slowness, sluggish, stay, stay of execution, stop,
     stoppage, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, time lag, wait