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lag

n. (condition)

stave, lag

n. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag

n. the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

lag

v. cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"

imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

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keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

lock

v. fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"

brooch, clasp

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

join, conjoin

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

yoke, link

v. link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"

connect, link, tie, link up

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

punish, penalize, penalise

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

sentence, condemn, doom

v. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

condemn

v. appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose

v. grant freedom to; free from confinement

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