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lagging off

lagging off is the present participle and gerund of lag off.

Meaning of lag off

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.

Questions about lagging off

What is lagging off the present participle and gerund of?
Lagging off is the present participle and gerund of lag off.

Words near lagging off in the dictionary

  1. lagginess
  2. lagging
  3. lagging behind
  4. lagging jacket
  5. lagging jackets
  6. lagging off
  7. lagging strand
  8. lagging strands
  9. laggingly
  10. laggings
  11. laggs

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