Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dawdle | No | No | Yes | No |
lag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dawdle (noun) | lag (noun) |
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the act of slowing down or falling behind | |
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | |
the time between one event, process, or period and another |
dawdle (verb) | lag (verb) |
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take one's time; proceed slowly | throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins |
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | cover with lagging to prevent heat loss |
waste time | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |