lag
verb [T] (COVER) /læɡ/ (-gg-)Definition
› to cover something with a thick layer of material in order to stop heat from escaping or to stop water from freezing: to lag pipesCovering and adding layersConstruction work and workers
(Definition of lag verb (COVER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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