Wag

[wag]

A wag is a quick, back and forth movement. A scolding teacher might give you an irritated wag of a finger, while a happy dog will give you a cheerful tail wag.

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To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.

Noun
causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Noun
a witty amusing person who makes jokes

Verb
move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"

v. t.
To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.

v. i.
To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.

v. i.
To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.

v. i.
To go; to depart; to pack oft.

v.
The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.

v.
A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.

Wag

Wag , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wagged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wagging.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan. vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry, G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. 'fb136. See Weigh.] To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.
No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure.
Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
&hand; Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and mockery.

Wag

Wag, v. i. 1. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
The resty sieve wagged ne'er the more.
2. To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir. [Colloq.]
"Thus we may see," quoth he, "how the world wags."
3. To go; to depart; to pack oft. [R.]
I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag.

Wag

Wag, n. [From Wag, v.] 1. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head. [Colloq.] 2. [Perhaps shortened from wag-halter a rogue.] A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.
We wink at wags when they offend.
A counselor never pleaded without a piece of pack thread in his hand, which he used to twist about a finger all the while he was speaking; the wags used to call it the thread of his discourse.

To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.

To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.

The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.

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Usage Examples

Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.

Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.

Misspelled Form

Wag, Wag, ag, Wag, Wqag, Wwag, Wsag, Wzag, Wqg, Wwg, Wsg, Wzg, Waqg, Wawg, Wasg, Wazg, Wafg, Watg, Wayg, Wahg, Wabg, Wavg, Waf, Wat, Way, Wah, Wab, Wav, Wagf, Wagt, Wagy, Wagh, Wagb, Wagv.

Other Usage Examples

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

I've always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.