[1] : The 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
see also:
lagged lagging 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
deading cleading 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lag
     n 1: the act of slowing down or falling behind syn: slowdown,
          retardation
     2: the time between one event, process, or period and another
        syn: interim
     3: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a
        barrel or bucket syn: stave
     v 1: hang back or fall behind in movement, progress,
          development, etc. syn: dawdle, fall back, fall
          behind
     2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "the suspects were
        imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated
        for the rest of his life" syn: imprison, incarcerate,
         immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put
        away, remand
     3: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
     4: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
     also: lagging, lagged
see also:
slowdown retardation interim stave dawdle fall back 
fall behind imprison incarcerate immure put behind bars 
jail jug gaol put away remand 
lagging lagged 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lagging
     see lag
see also:
lag 

[6] : 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

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