jag
To cut unevenlyTo cut unevenly.
» They climbed up the jagged rocks.
Sie kletterten die zerklüfteten Felsen empor. — Yorwba
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3 sensesTo cut unevenly.
кремсатиkremsaty, криво різатиkryvo rizaty, зазублюватиzazubljuvaty
(Northern England, Pennsylvania, Scotland, Western)To pierce with a sharp object.
(Pennsylvania, Western)To tease.
- cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
Examples
18 sentencesThey climbed up the jagged rocks.
deSie kletterten die zerklüfteten Felsen empor. — Yorwba
The thing had jagged menacing teeth.
The jagged mountains were capped with snow.
The sun set behind the jagged mountains.
The creature had sharp and jagged teeth.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimateThe noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam, rag and Middle English dag, of which jag may be a palatalised variant.
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Forms
jags, jagging, jagged, jaggedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.