Jag

[Jag]

A jag is a sharp area that protrudes from a surface, a pointed bump or knob. The walls of a cave, rather than being smooth, might be lined with rocky jags.

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A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.

Noun
a bout of drinking or drug taking

Noun
a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

Noun
a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

Noun
a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"

Verb
cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

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n.
A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.

n.
A part broken off; a fragment.

n.
A cleft or division.

v. t.
To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.

n.
A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.

v. t.
To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc.


Jag

Jag , n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also jagg.] 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag.
Garments thus beset with long jags.
2. A part broken off; a fragment. Bp. Hacket. 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.

Jag

Jag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jagged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jagging .] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also jagg. Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.

Jag

Jag, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. Jag a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also jagg.] Forby.

Jag

Jag, v. t. To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.

To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also jagg.

A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.

To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc.

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Usage Examples

I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool!

Misspelled Form

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