1. A sharp projection on an edge or surface
   "he clutched a jag of the rock"
    
2. A slit in a garment that exposes material of a different colour underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
   "The nobleman's doublet had jags revealing a vibrant red fabric beneath"
    
3. A flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
   "The knight's tunic was adorned with decorative jags";
   - dag [archaic]
    
4. A bout of drinking or drug taking
   "He went on a three-day jag after losing his job"
    
5. 10 grams
   - dekagram [N. Amer], decagram, dag [archaic]

1. Cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
   "They jagged the blade to create a serrated knife"

1. A Jaguar car

Derived forms: jagging, jags, jagged, Jags

Type of: cut, flap, intemperance, intemperateness, metric weight unit, projection, self-indulgence, slit, weight unit

Part of: garment, hectogram, hectogramme, hg

Encyclopedia: Jag, Kapurthala