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JAG
abbr.
judge advocate general
jag 1
(jăg)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.
[Middle English jagge.]
jag′ger n.
jag′less adj.
jag 2
(jăg)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.
[Origin unknown.]
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jag
(dʒæɡ) orjagg
vb, jags, jagging or jagged
1. (tr) to cut unevenly; make jagged
2. (Angling) Austral to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook
n
a jagged notch or projection
[C14: of unknown origin]
jag
(dʒæɡ)n
1.
a. intoxication from drugs or alcohol
b. a bout of drinking or drug taking
2. a period of uncontrolled activity: a crying jag.
[of unknown origin]
Jag
(dʒæɡ)n
informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence
JAG
abbreviation for
(Law) Judge Advocate General
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jag1
(dʒæg)n., v. jagged, jag•ging. n.
1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
v.t. 2. to cut or slash, esp. in points or pendants along the edge.
v.i. 3. to move with a jerk; jog.
[1350–1400; late Middle English; of obscure orig.]
jag′less, adj.
jag2
(dʒæg)n.
1. a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge: a crying jag.
2. a state of intoxication from liquor.
[1670–80; earlier and dial., a load of hay or wood (hence, a “load” of drink, a binge), a bundle of briars, probably alter. of dial. chag a branch of broom (compare Old English ceacga broom, furze)]
JAG
or J.A.G.,
Judge Advocate General.
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jag
Past participle: jagged
Gerund: jagging
| Imperative |
|---|
| jag |
| jag |
| Present |
|---|
| I jag |
| you jag |
| he/she/it jags |
| we jag |
| you jag |
| they jag |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I jagged |
| you jagged |
| he/she/it jagged |
| we jagged |
| you jagged |
| they jagged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am jagging |
| you are jagging |
| he/she/it is jagging |
| we are jagging |
| you are jagging |
| they are jagging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have jagged |
| you have jagged |
| he/she/it has jagged |
| we have jagged |
| you have jagged |
| they have jagged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was jagging |
| you were jagging |
| he/she/it was jagging |
| we were jagging |
| you were jagging |
| they were jagging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had jagged |
| you had jagged |
| he/she/it had jagged |
| we had jagged |
| you had jagged |
| they had jagged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will jag |
| you will jag |
| he/she/it will jag |
| we will jag |
| you will jag |
| they will jag |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have jagged |
| you will have jagged |
| he/she/it will have jagged |
| we will have jagged |
| you will have jagged |
| they will have jagged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be jagging |
| you will be jagging |
| he/she/it will be jagging |
| we will be jagging |
| you will be jagging |
| they will be jagging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been jagging |
| you have been jagging |
| he/she/it has been jagging |
| we have been jagging |
| you have been jagging |
| they have been jagging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been jagging |
| you will have been jagging |
| he/she/it will have been jagging |
| we will have been jagging |
| you will have been jagging |
| they will have been jagging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been jagging |
| you had been jagging |
| he/she/it had been jagging |
| we had been jagging |
| you had been jagging |
| they had been jagging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would jag |
| you would jag |
| he/she/it would jag |
| we would jag |
| you would jag |
| they would jag |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have jagged |
| you would have jagged |
| he/she/it would have jagged |
| we would have jagged |
| you would have jagged |
| they would have jagged |
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Noun 1. [画像:jag - a sharp projection on an edge or surface]jag - a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
2. jag - a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
slit - a long narrow opening
3. jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
4. jag - a bout of drinking or drug taking
intemperateness, self-indulgence, intemperance - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
Verb 1. jag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
serrate - make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
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jag
noun1. Slang. A drinking bout:
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Translations
jag
1 [dʒæg] N (= jagged point) → punta f, púa fjag
2 [dʒæg] N (= binge) to go on a jag → ir de juergaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Jag
n (inf: = car) → Jaguar® m
jag
n
to go on a jag (inf) → einen draufmachen (inf)
(Scot inf: = injection) → Spritze f
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