jag
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈjag 
1
a
: spree
a crying jag
b
: a state or feeling of exhilaration or intoxication usually induced by liquor
2
: a small load
jag
2 of 4noun (2)
: a sharp projecting part : barb
jag
3 of 4verb
jagged; jagging
intransitive verb
1
: to move in jerks
2
: prick, thrust
transitive verb
1
: to cut indentations into
also : to form teeth on (a saw) by cutting indentations
2
chiefly dialectal : prick, stab
jagger noun
JAG
4 of 4abbreviation
judge advocate general
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Verb
Middle English jaggen
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1597, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
1578, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Legal Definition
JAG
abbreviation
judge advocate general
jags
noun
1
as in binges
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- binges
- sprees
- pickups
- upswings
- spurts
- recurrences
- recrudescences
- outbursts
- renewals
- increases
- paroxysms
- surges
- upturns
- flares
- bursts
- eruptions
- flutters
- volleys
- rushes
- floods
- spates
- outbreaks
- flashes
- flickers
- flurries
- epidemics
- explosions
- boosts
- commotions
- deluges
- flare-ups
- furors
- uproars
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slumps
- doldrums
- calms
2
as in barbs
Synonyms & Similar Words
- barbs
- snags
- spikes
- prickles
- stickers
- tines
- prongs
- cusps
- apexes
- noses
- nibs
- pike
- pikes
- tips
- pinpoints
- apices
- ends
- points
- nervous impulse
- nervous Nellie
- nervous Nellies
- nervous nellies
- nervous nelly
- nervous system
- nervous wreck
- nervous wrecks
- nervouser
- nervousest
- nervouslier
- nervousliest
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervousnesses
- nervousser
- nervoussest
- nervule
- nervules
- nervulose
- nervuration
- nervurations
- nervure
- nervures
- nervuses