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Dictionary: jag1   (jăg) pronunciation
n.
  1. A sharp projection; a barb.
    1. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment.
    2. 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.]

jagger jag'ger n.
jagless jag'less adj.

jag2 (jăg) pronunciation
n.
  1. Slang.
    1. A bout of drinking or drug use.
    2. A period of overindulgence in an activity; a spree: a shopping jag; a crying jag. See synonyms at binge.
  2. A small load or portion.

[Origin unknown.]


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noun

  1. A drinking bout: binge, brannigan, carousal, carouse, drunk, spree. Slang bat2, bender, booze, tear1. See drugs/temperance, restraint/unrestraint.
  2. A period of uncontrolled self-indulgence: binge, fling, orgy, rampage, spree. See restraint/unrestraint.

WordNet: jag
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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface

Meaning #2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

Meaning #3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
  Synonym: dag

Meaning #4: a bout of drinking or drug taking


The verb jag has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge


Wikipedia: JAG (disambiguation)
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JAG or Jag or jag may refer to:

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Definition

  • jag-

A period of unrestricted indulgence in an activity; a spree; a crying jag, a talking jag; a binge- especially with alcohol. A sharp projection on an edge or surface; to cut or slash; as in jag-ged.


In slang

  • A common slang term in Scotland for an injection99

Initialisms

Shortened forms

  • An informal name given to things named Jaguar

Computer world

  • A 2D puzzle/logic PC game developed by XlabSoft in 2009 (JAG is an acronym for "Just Another Game"), see JAG website

Other uses

  • JAG (band), a Christian rock band
  • JAG Communications - Britain’s third largest independent mobile phone retailer
  • The IATA code for Jacobabad Airbase, an airport in Pakistan
  • "Jag": a song on The Mad Capsule Markets' album Osc-Dis
  • "Cleaning jag" - used instead of a patch holder to clean the inside wall bore of a firearm and are caliber specific
  • Michael 'Jag' Jagmin from the post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive

Translations: Jag
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - tak, spids, skår, hak, rift
v. tr. - lave skår i, lave hakker i, flå, skære ujævnt

2.
n. - druktur, brandert, rus

idioms:

  • crying jag    tudetur

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitsteeksel, doorn, bevlieging (m.n. onder invloed), vreet-/ zuippartij, vrachtje, Jaguar (auto), kartelen, prikken, met horten en stoten bewegen

Français (French)
1.
n. - pointe, saillie, aspérité
v. tr. - déchirer, déchiqueter, denteler

2.
n. - (fig) cuite, crise de larmes, petite portion, (Écosse) injection, piqûre

idioms:

  • crying jag    crise de larmes

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Spitze, Zacke
v. - zackig schneiden od. reißen, einkerben, zacken, mit Zacken versehen

2.
n. - Rausch, kleine Ladung

idioms:

  • crying jag    Weinkrampf

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κόβω ακανόνιστα, σχίζω πριονωτά, ψαρεύω με ακόντιο, χώνω, μπήγω
n. - αιχμή, μύτη, αγκίδα, εντομή, προεξοχή (κν. δόντι), (καθομ.) (αυτοκίνητο) Τζάγκουαρ

idioms:

  • crying jag    γερό κλάμα

Italiano (Italian)
intaccare, spuntone

idioms:

  • crying jag    crisi di pianto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar irregularmente
n. - ponta (f), corte (m), dente (m) (de serra, faca etc.), bebedeira (f) (coloq.), pequena dose (f) ou porção (f)

idioms:

  • crying jag    ataque (m) de choro

Русский (Russian)
зубец, зазубрина, прореха, состояние опьянения или возбуждения, делать зазубрины

idioms:

  • crying jag    истерика

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - punta, púa, mella, diente, muesca
v. tr. - dentar, mellar, punzar, picar, pinchar

2.
n. - carga pequeña (de heno, etc.), borrachera, turca, mona, francachela, juerga

idioms:

  • crying jag    ataque de llanto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tanda, göra taggig, göra jack i
n. - tagg, spets, udd, tand, jack, hack, reva, knippe, smula, gnutta, rus, fylla, supgille

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 缺口, 锯齿状突起, 使成缺口, 使成锯齿状

idioms:

  • crying jag    不停的哭泣

2. 一小车, 一小捆

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 一小車, 一小捆

2.
n. - 缺口, 鋸齒狀突起
v. tr. - 使成缺口, 使成鋸齒狀

idioms:

  • crying jag    不停的哭泣

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 뾰족한 돌출부, 뾰족한 끝
v. tr. - 들쭉날쭉하게 하다 , 톱니 모양으로 만들다

2.
n. - 소량의 짐, 취함, 마약 맞기, 남창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばか騒ぎ

idioms:

  • crying jag    ひとしきり泣き続ける事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) برز بشكل حاد (الاسم) بروز او نتوء حاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שן סלע, בליטה, זיז‬
v. tr. - ‮קרע, עשה חריצים, עשה זיזים‬
n. - ‮תקופת התהוללות, בולמוס שתייה או צחוק, חבילת גזרי-עצים וכו'‬


 
 
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