jag
noun[C]
uk/dʒæɡ/us/dʒæɡ/jagnoun[C](PERIOD OF BEHAVIOUR)
informal
ashortperiodwhen someonebehavesrepeatedlyin aparticularway or does a lot of aparticularthing:
acrying/sneezing/coughingjag一阵哭／喷嚏／咳嗽
She says she'sonahealthjag.
- He was asensitiveperson,pronetocryingjags.
- Apart from a few late-nightchocolatejags, mydietisprettygood.
- Hebeganstealingthings and then went on anarsonjag.
- Hisentirefirstnovelwas written during a 90-hour jag.
- I've been on a jaglatelyof making differentsaladdressingrecipestryingtofindtheperfectone.
Continually & repeatedly
- (from) hour to houridiom
- 24/7
- ad nauseam
- again
- alway
- always
- hour
- hour after houridiom
- hourly
- immemorial
- interval
- morning
- night
- perpetual
- perpetually
- persistently
- quick-fire
- repeated
- rumble
- streak
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Continue & last
jagnoun[C](INJECTION)
Scottish Englishinformal(UKjab);(USshot)
aninjection(= anamountof adrugorvaccineput into thebodyusing aneedle):
Thedoctorgave her a jag ofmorphine.
I wasofferedahepatitisB jag.
anamountof something such as adrugthat gives you aparticularfeeling,especiallyafeelingofenergy, or thisfeelingitself:
We have akettleandcoffeeinourroomso we can give ourselves a jag ofcaffeinewhen wewant.
Diving intocoldwateris acheapandeasyway of getting anadrenalinjag.
Synonyms
high
shot
- How manypeoplehavediedof thediseasecomparedtovaccinatedpeoplewhodiedas aresultof the jag?
- Youknowthatfeelingwhen you areinwardlyscreamingfor a jag ofcoffee?
- He was aslivelyas atoddleron asugarjag.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- knockout drops
- medicate
- medication
- mixture
- overdose
- patent medicine
- phial
- pillbox
- prescription
- wonder drug
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Immunology & vaccination
Energetic and lively
jagnoun[C](SHARP POINT)
aline,shape, orobjectthatformsasharppoint:
Alonejag oflightningslicedthrough thedarksky.
Farbelow me I couldseemoss-covered jags ofrocks.
- There werethunderclouds, and jags oflightningflashedin thesky.
- Adramaticfaultlinecutsadarkjagacrossthe planet'ssurface.
- Medievalpaintersshowedwavesas jags andcurvesofline.
- Thelineon thegaugewasinterruptedbyspikes,smalljagsrepresentingpulses.
Rough, irregular and uneven
- abrasion
- abrasive
- abrasiveness
- bumpy
- coarsely
- jagged
- jaggedly
- jaggy
- jerky
- knobbly
- pockmarked
- ragged
- raggedly
- raggedness
- raggedy
- roughness
- scratchy
- unsteadily
- unsteady
- wonky
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Sharp and blunt