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View usage for: (dʒæg) Word forms: jagscountable noun [n N]If you have a crying jag or a coughing jag, you have a period of uncontrolled crying or coughing. [informal] I don't know how long my crying jag lasted. Laughing again, she was seized by a sudden coughing jag. or jagg (dʒæɡ) verbWord forms: jags, jagging or jagged1. (transitive) to cut unevenly; make jagged 2. Australian to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook noun, verb3. Scottish an informal word for jab (sense 3), jab (sense 5) noun4. a jagged notch or projection Word origin C14: of unknown origin (dʒæɡ) noun slang1. a. intoxication from drugs or alcohol b. a bout of drinking or drug taking 2. a period of uncontrolled activity a crying jag Word origin of unknown origin (dʒæɡ) noun informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence abbreviation forJudge Advocate General jag in American English 1 (dʒæg) noun1. a sharp, toothlike projection or similar indentation 2. Archaic a notch or pointed tear, as in cloth verb transitiveWord forms: jagged or ˈjagging3. to cut jags in; notch or pink (cloth, etc.) 4. to cut unevenly; tear raggedly Word origin ME jagge, projecting point < ? jag in American English 2 (dʒæg) noun1. Dialectal a small load or amount, as of wood or hay 2. Slanga. an intoxicated condition due to liquor or drugs c. a period of uncontrolled activity a crying jag Examples of 'jag' in a sentencejag The inland peaks are jagged and imposing.Away off in the distance, there are jagged snow-covered peaks.This might be acceptable if the Jag were a sports car but it isn't.The new Jag is expected to be priced from about 35,000.Our transport is his Jag.With prices from just over 30,000, that's an awful lot of car for one proudly wearing the Jag badge.They don't want a Jag for the same reason they don't want a sheepskin coat.There's a Jag in the drive of his five-bed Hertfordshire home, but it's his father's.My father bought a yellow Jag, which I felt was both ostentatious and bad for my credibility.Just last year, I drove a big Jag from Switzerland to Blackpool. Synonyms of 'jag'notch, point, tooth, spur spree, period, fit, spell More Synonyms of jag Definition a period of uncontrolled indulgence in an activity Additional synonymsDefinition a bout of excessive eating or drinking She went on occasional drinking binges. Synonyms bout, session (informal), spell, fling, feast, stint, spree, orgy, bender (informal), jag (slang), beano (British, slang), sesh (slang), blind (slang) Definition a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking I was suffering with a bout of nerves. Synonyms period, time, term, fit, session, stretch, spell, turn, patch, interval, stintDefinition a sudden short burst or spell I broke into a fit of giggles. Synonyms bout, burst, outbreak, outburst, spell- jacket
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Additional synonymsDefinition an act of immoderate or frenzied indulgence He blew the money in a six-month orgy of spending. Synonyms spree, fit, spell, run, session, excess, bout, indulgence, binge (informal), splurge, surfeit, overindulgence, sesh (slang) Definition a portion of time a period of a few months Synonyms time, term, season, space, run, stretch, spell, phase, patch (British, informal), interval, spanDefinition the sharp tip of anything the point of a knife Synonyms end, tip, sharp end, top, spur, spike, apex, nib, tine, prongDefinition a forecast based on known data Synonyms protrusion, shelf, ridge, bulge, ledge, overhang, sill, jut, eaves, protuberancea protuberance on the upper jawbone Synonyms bulge, swelling, lump, bump, tumour, projection, prominence, knob, hump, outgrowth, protrusion, excrescence, processDefinition a period of time of weather or activity There has been a spell of dry weather. Synonyms period, time, term, stretch, turn, course, season, patch, interval, bout, stintDefinition a sharp horny part sticking out from a cock's leg An X-ray might show a small spur of bone at the site of your pain. Synonyms projection, spike, protuberance, protrusion |