Jag definition
Judge Advocate General.
abbreviation
Judge advocate general.
abbreviation
(archaic) A notch or pointed tear, as in cloth.
noun
(dial.) A small load or amount, as of wood or hay.
noun
A sharp projection; a barb.
noun
Advertisement
To cut jags in; notch.
verb
To cut unevenly.
verb
(scots) To jab sharply; prick.
verb
A bout of drinking or drug use.
noun
A period of overindulgence in an activity; a spree.
A shopping jag; a crying jag.
noun
Advertisement
A sharp, toothlike projection or similar indentation.
noun
To cut jags in; notch or pink (cloth, etc.)
verb
A drinking spree.
noun
A period of uncontrolled activity.
A crying jag.
noun
Jag is defined as to cut into notches or to tear unevenly.
An example of jag is to rip a piece of cloth into rough pieces.
verb
The definition of a jag is a sharp, tooth like projection, or is slang for uncontrolled actions.
An example of a jag is a tooth on a saw.
An example of a jag is uncontrolled drinking or crying: a drinking jag or a crying jag.
noun
A hanging flap along the edge of a garment.
noun
A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color.
noun
A small load or portion.
noun
Advertisement
A part broken off; a fragment.
noun
Advertisement
To cut unevenly; tear raggedly.
verb
An intoxicated condition due to liquor or drugs.
noun
Advertisement
Origin of jag
- Middle English jagge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Circa 1597; originally "load of broom or furze", variant of British English dialectal chag (“tree branch; branch of broom or furze”), from Old English ċeacga (“broom, furze”), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (compare dialectal German Kag (“stump, cabbage, stalk”), Swedish dialect kage (“stumps”), Norwegian dialect kage (“low bush”), of unknown origin.
From Wiktionary
- The noun is from late Middle English jagge, the verb is from jaggen.
From Wiktionary
- Shortening of Jaguar.
From Wiktionary