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Jag

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Noun

1. jag

a sharp projection on an edge or surface

Example Sentences:
'he clutched a jag of the rock'

2. jag

a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

3. dag, jag

a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

4. jag

a bout of drinking or drug taking

Verb

5. jag

cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jag

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verbWord forms: jags, jagging or jagged
1. (transitive)
to cut unevenly; make jagged
2. Australian
to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook
noun, verb
3. Scottish an informal word for jab (sense 3), jab (sense 5)
noun
4. 
a jagged notch or projection
noun slang
1. 
a. 
intoxication from drugs or alcohol
b. 
a bout of drinking or drug taking
2. 
a period of uncontrolled activity
a crying jag
noun
informal
a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence
abbreviation for
Judge Advocate General

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Jag

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Judge Advocate General
noun
1. 
a sharp, toothlike projection or similar indentation
2.  Archaic
a notch or pointed tear, as in cloth
verb transitiveWord forms: jagged or ˈjagging
3. 
to cut jags in; notch or pink (cloth, etc.)
4. 
to cut unevenly; tear raggedly
noun
1.  Dialectal
a small load or amount, as of wood or hay
2.  Slang
a. 
an intoxicated condition due to liquor or drugs
b. 
a drinking spree
c. 
a period of uncontrolled activity
a crying jag

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jag

see synonyms of jag
n.
1. A sharp projection; a barb.
2.
a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment.
b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color.
tr.v. jagged, jag·ging, jags
1. To cut jags in; notch.
2. To cut unevenly.
3. Scots To jab sharply; prick.
n.
1. Slang
a. A bout of drinking or drug use.
b. A period of overindulgence in an activity; a spree: a shopping jag; a crying jag.
2. A small load or portion.
abbr.
judge advocate general

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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