jag

¹

[ jag ]

noun

1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface.

verb (used with object)

, jagged, jag·ging.

1. to cut or slash, especially in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in.

verb (used without object)

, jagged, jag·ging.

1. to move with a jerk; jog.

jag

²

[ jag ]

noun

1. a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge:

   a crying jag; a talking jag.

2. a state of intoxication from liquor.
3. Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a load, as of hay or wood.

J.A.G.

³

or JAG

abbreviation for

1. Judge Advocate General.

Jag

¹

/ dʒæɡ /

noun

1. informal.
   a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence

JAG

²

abbreviation for

1. Judge Advocate General

jag

³

/ dʒæɡ /

verb

1. tr to cut unevenly; make jagged
2. to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook

noun

1. an informal word for jab jab

noun

1. a jagged notch or projection

jag

⁴

/ dʒæɡ /

noun

1. 1. intoxication from drugs or alcohol
   2. a bout of drinking or drug taking
2. a period of uncontrolled activity

   a crying jag

Other Words From

• jagless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jag¹

1350–1400; late Middle English jagge (noun), jaggen (v.), of obscure origin

Origin of jag²

1590–1600; perhaps originally load of broom or furze (compare Old English ceacga broom, furze)

Word History and Origins

Origin of jag¹

C14: of unknown origin

Origin of jag²

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Lt. Commander Kevin Bogucki is a Navy JAG officer serving as defense counsel for enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo.

From The Daily Beast

He returned to TV in Chicago Hope, before landing NCIS, a spinoff from JAG in 2003, playing Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

From The Daily Beast

What you remember him from: Elliott played the lead in the military court procedural JAG for 10 seasons on CBS.

From The Daily Beast

Second and more interesting was that weird jag he went on about Fast & Furious.

From The Daily Beast

The result has been the most spectacular jag of growth in the region.

From The Daily Beast

Thenceforth the innocents and near-innocents could get their perunaese jag only at the risk of a bad quarter of an hour.

From Project Gutenberg

We now began to put out the small traps at as good a "jag" as I was able to stand the travel.

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The "jag" he developed was something phenomenal, and he was finally locked up in the Bastile by common consent.

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I've been in many a jag myself, but that's not why I came out.

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Maybe this virtuous jag'll get us some business for what it loses us.

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