jag

Plural: jags

Noun

• a sharp projection on an edge or surface
  • "he clutched a jag of the rock"
• a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
• a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
• a bout of drinking or drug taking
• A sharp projection.
• A part broken off; a fragment.
• A flap, a tear in a clothing
• A cleft or division.
• A medical injection, a jab.
• A thorn from a bush (see jaggerbush).
• Ellipsis of jagoff (“an irritating, inept, or repugnant person”).
• Enough liquor to make a person noticeably drunk; a skinful.
• A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree.
• A fit, spell, outburst.
• A one-horse cart load, or, in modern times, a truck load, of hay or wood.
• A leather bag or wallet; (in the plural) saddlebags.

Verb

Verb Forms: jagged, jagging, jags

• To cut or tear unevenly, creating sharp projections.
• cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
• To cut unevenly.
• To tease.

Examples

• The sharp edge of the word JAG seemed to tear at his opponent’s high score.

Synonyms

dag

Related Words

JAG, Jag

Anagrams of jag