jag

//dʒæɡ//
C1Frequency Level 11Colloquial
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Noun

jagSingular
jagsPlural
1

A sharp projection or point, especially on an edge or surface.

Be careful of the jags on the edge of the broken glass.

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Noun

jagSingular
jagsPlural
1

A period of unrestrained activity or indulgence, especially involving drinking or crying.

After the breakup, she went on a crying jag that lasted for hours.

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Verb

jagInfinitive
jagsPresent tense
jaggedPast tense
jaggedPast participle
jaggingPresent participle
jagsThird-person singular
1

To cut or tear unevenly; to make notches or ragged edges in something.

The old scissors jagged the edge of the paper.

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