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lag off

lag off verb: to arrest; to take to prison.

Verb

lag off (third-person singular simple present lags off, present participle lagging off, simple past and past participle lagged off)

  1. (dated, slang) To arrest; to take to prison.
  2. (slang) To shirk; to be lazy.

Forms of lag off

third-person singular presentlags off
present participlelagging off
past participlelagged off
pastlagged off

Questions about lag off

What does lag off mean?
Lag off means to arrest; to take to prison.
What part of speech is lag off?
Lag off is a verb.
What is the past tense of lag off?
The past tense of lag off is lagged off.

Words near lag off in the dictionary

  1. lag behind
  2. lag bolt
  3. lag bolts
  4. lag machine
  5. lag machines
  6. lag off
  7. lag screw
  8. lag screws
  9. lag switch
  10. lag switches
  11. lag time

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