[
UK
/dʒˈæɡ/
]
VERB
- cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
NOUN
- a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
-
a sharp projection on an edge or surface
he clutched a jag of the rock - a bout of drinking or drug taking
- a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
How To Use jag In A Sentence
- The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
- Even BMW and Jaguar have high-performance diesel models, and sell a great deal of them.
- The papyri are broken and illegible; you must assemble an intelligible jigsaw from jagged fragments, truncated lines and eroded ink. Times, Sunday Times
- Every jag, every bump on the wall revealed a zone of darkness that was worth to explore, but every time, in the shadows, there was just the sides of the cave, continuing.
- Cats include jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor). Marajó varzea
- It is patent that dusk found them weary and worn, plodding and wading silently "homewards," shovel on shoulder, across four or five kilos of desolate mud; falling and tripping over stagnant bodies, masses of tangled wire, bricks and jagged wood-work everywhere impeding progress. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
- The jagged rock he'd sought was three feet up the incline, inviting, tantalizing him with its nearness.
- To complain is to rage against a jagged edge in a world you feel ought to be smooth. Times, Sunday Times
- Jagang didn't want her slipping out of their snare by hiding in crowds of people, or escaping by pretending to be a lowly washwoman. The Pillars of Creation
- Today, the PSM3 staff tried to rectify this statement by saying that "the PS3 version looks the same as on Xbox, but things in the distance are slightly jaggier / rougher, the textures seem 'muddier' up-close and the frame rate is choppier, especially during the last few story missions. Planet Xbox 360
