jag

[ jag ]

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noun

a sharp projection on an edge or surface.

verb (used with object),jagged, jag·ging.

to cut or slash, especially in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in.

verb (used without object),jagged, jag·ging.

to move with a jerk; jog.

Origin of jag

1350–1400; late Middle English jagge (noun), jaggen (v.), of obscure origin

Other words from jag

jagless, adjective

Other definitions for jag (2 of 3)

jag²

[ jag ]

noun

a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge: a crying jag; a talking jag.
a state of intoxication from liquor.

Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a load, as of hay or wood.

Origin of jag

1590–1600; perhaps originally load of broom or furze (compare Old English ceacga broom, furze)

Other definitions for J.A.G. (3 of 3)

J.A.G.

abbreviation

Judge Advocate General.

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How to use jag in a sentence

We are still in the age of the houppelande, the time of cut edges, jagging, big sleeves and trailing gowns.
English Costume | Dion Clayton Calthrop
The coast became beetling precipice, that rolled inland forest-clad to mountains jagging ragged peaks through the clouds.
Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
There was a black stretch of something jagging the lower edge of the segment.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery | Justin Winsor
Roll some of the crust very thin, cut it into narrow strips, with a jagging iron, and lay it on the pie in a fanciful manner.
The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide | Anonymous
She did it in broad strokes, painting the walls of our bedroom with her blood, jagging all night through rant after rant.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for jag (1 of 4)

jag¹

jagg

/ (dʒæɡ) /

verbjags, jagging or jagged

(tr) to cut unevenly; make jagged
Australian to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook

noun, verb

Scot an informal word for jab (def. 3), jab (def. 5)

noun

a jagged notch or projection

Origin of jag

C14: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for jag (2 of 4)

jag²

/ (dʒæɡ) /

nounslang

- intoxication from drugs or alcohol
- a bout of drinking or drug taking
a period of uncontrolled activity: a crying jag

Origin of jag

of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for Jag (3 of 4)

Jag

/ (dʒæɡ) /

noun

informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence

British Dictionary definitions for JAG (4 of 4)

JAG

abbreviation for

Judge Advocate General

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