jags

We have found lemma(root) word of jags : jag.

Definitions


[dʒaɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sharp projection


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stab, pierce’): perhaps symbolic of sudden movement or unevenness (compare with jam and rag)


[dʒaɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stab, pierce, or prick
(e.g: she jagged herself in the mouth)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stab, pierce’): perhaps symbolic of sudden movement or unevenness (compare with jam and rag)


[dʒaɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bout of unrestrained or excessive indulgence in alcohol or drugs, or in a particular emotion or activity
(e.g: a thirty-five minute crying jag)

- a bundle
(e.g: a jag of hay)


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Origin:
late 16th century (in jag): of unknown origin. In the late 18th century the sense was ‘portion, quantity’, later ‘as much alcohol as one can hold’, hence ‘a binge’. jag dates from the early 20th century


[dʒaɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Jaguar car
(e.g: an E-type Jag)


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Origin:
1950s: abbreviation


[], (Abbreviation)

Definitions:
- Judge Advocate General


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