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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wag \Wag\, v. i.
     1. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to
        vibrate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The resty sieve wagged ne'er the more. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to
        progress; to stir. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              ``Thus we may see,'' quoth he, ``how the world
              wags.''                               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To go; to depart; to pack oft. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wag \Wag\, n. [From Wag, v.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.
        [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [Perhaps shortened from wag-halter a rogue.] A man full of
        sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a
        joker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We wink at wags when they offend.     --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A counselor never pleaded without a piece of pack
              thread in his hand, which he used to twist about a
              finger all the while he was speaking; the wags used
              to call it the thread of his discourse. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wag \Wag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Wagging.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw.
     vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan.
     vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry,
     G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. [root]136. See
     Weigh.]
     To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to
     and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part
     of the body; as, to wag the head.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and
           wag his head.                            --Jer. xviii.
                                                    16.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and
           body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and
           mockery.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wag \Wag\, v. i.
     1. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to
        vibrate.
  
              The resty sieve wagged ne'er the more. --Dryden.
  
     2. To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to
        progress; to stir. [Colloq.]
  
              ``Thus we may see,'' quoth he, ``how the world
              wags.''                               --Shak.
  
     3. To go; to depart; to pack oft. [R.]
  
              I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wag \Wag\, n. [From Wag, v.]
     1. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.
        [Colloq.]
  
     2. [Perhaps shortened from wag-halter a rogue.] A man full of
        sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a
        joker.
  
              We wink at wags when they offend.     --Dryden.
  
              A counselor never pleaded without a piece of pack
              thread in his hand, which he used to twist about a
              finger all the while he was speaking; the wags used
              to call it the thread of his discourse. --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wag \Wag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Wagging.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw.
     vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan.
     vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry,
     G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. [root]136. See
     Weigh.]
     To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to
     and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part
     of the body; as, to wag the head.
  
           No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --Shak.
  
           Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and
           wag his head.                            --Jer. xviii.
                                                    16.
  
     Note: Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and
           body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and
           mockery.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  wag
       n 1: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wit, card]
       2: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: waggle,
           shake]
       v : move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"
           [syn: waggle]
       [also: wagging, wagged]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κουνώ πέρα δώθε (ιδίως για την ουρά ενός ζώου)
     2 (αργκό: en) κάνω κοπάνα από το σχολείο, "την κοπανώ"
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κουνώ πέρα δώθε (ιδίως για την ουρά ενός ζώου)
     2 (αργκό: en) κάνω κοπάνα από το σχολείο, "την κοπανώ"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  -wag
     Ojibwe suf.
     1 (non-gloss definition: A suffix denoting the third-person plural of
  an animate noun)
     2 (non-gloss definition: A suffix denoting the third-person plural of
  an animate intransitive verb (vai))
     3 (non-gloss definition: A suffix denoting the first-person singular
  conjunct relative form of an animate intransitive verb (vai))

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     German vb.
     1 (verb form of de wagen  s imp)
     2 (lb de colloquial) (verb form of de wagen  1 s pres)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wage)
     Old English n.
     wall (of a building or a house)
     Polish n.
     (inflection of pl waga  gen p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wag
     Polish n.
     (place pl river c/Slovakia t1=Váh)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  WAG
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 3166 1 3 inr=1 Gambia)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     n.
     1 An oscillating movement.
     2 A witty person.
     vb.
     1 To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or
  someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.
     2 (senseid en play truant)(lb en UK Australia slang) To play truant
  from school.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  WAG
     n.
     (lb en informal) A wife or girlfriend of a sports star or other
  celebrity, originally and especially of an association football player.
     n.
     (lb en informal business or military slang US) A wild-ass#Adjective
  guess; a rough estimate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wage)
     n.
     1 An oscillating movement.
     2 A witty person.
     vb.
     1 To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or
  someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.
     2 (senseid en play truant)(lb en UK Australia slang) To play truant
  from school.
     Old Saxon n.
     1 wave
     2 flood

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Wag
     Polish n.
     (place pl river c/Slovakia t1=Váh)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  WAG
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 3166 1 3 inr=1 Gambia)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wage)
     n.
     1 An oscillating movement.
     2 A witty person.
     vb.
     1 To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or
  someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.
     2 (senseid en play truant)(lb en UK Australia slang) To play truant
  from school.
     Old Saxon n.
     1 wave
     2 flood

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Wag
     Polish n.
     (place pl river c/Slovakia t1=Váh)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  WAG
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 3166 1 3 inr=1 Gambia)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     Englanti n.
     vitsailija
     Englanti vb.
     heiluttaa, käytetään erityisesti puhuttaessa eläin häntä
     Saksa vb.
     (de-v-taivm: wag)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wag
     Engelska vb.
     1 vifta
     2 (tagg slang språk=en) skolka

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 :   [ freedict:afr-deu ]

  wag /vˈɐx/
  gewärtigen, harren, warten, erwarten

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:afr-eng ]

  wag /vˈɐx/
  abide, expect, wait, await, wait for

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:afr-eng ]

  wag /vˈɐx/
  abide, expect, wait, await, wait for

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Wag /wˈaɡ/
  المهرّج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  шегобиец
  witty person

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  1. бягам от училище
  to not go to school
  2. клатя
  to swing from side to side

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/ 
  zavrtění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/ 
  kývnutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/
   [becoming dated] Komiker , Ulknudel  [Dt.] , Quatschmacher  [Dt.] , Quatschtüte  [Dt.] , Witzling  [veraltend]
     Synonym: card
  
   see: cards, wags
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Wag /wˈaɡ/
   [Br.]  [coll.] Sportlerfrau [prominente] , Spielerfrau  [soc.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/ 
  schwänzeln, wedeln 
        "wag its tail"  - mit dem Schwanz wedeln
        "wag the dog"  - der Schwanz wedelt mit dem Hund
   see: wagging, wagged, wags, wagged
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  1. heilutus, huiskaus, huiskutus
  oscillating movement
  2. neropatti
  witty person

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  1. lintsata
  to not go to school
  2. heilua, heiluttaa, huiskaa, huiskua, huiskuttaa
  to swing from side to side

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/ 
  1. ठठोलिया
        "Children like the wag in the play"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/ 
  1. हिलना
        "The dog wagged its tail"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/
  mahati, vrtjeti repom, zamah

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/
  1. biccentés
  2. csóválás
  3. fejcsóválás
  4. fejbiccentés
  5. farkcsóválás
  6. iskolakerülô
  7. kópé
  8. vidám fickó

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  振る, 揺れる
  to swing from side to side

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  1. skulke
  to not go to school
  2. logre
  to swing from side to side

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  wag /wæg/ 
    machać

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  lustigkurre
  witty person

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  wag //wæɡ// 
  1. skolka
  to not go to school
  2. vifta
  to swing from side to side

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/
  1. (-ged, - ging)  sallamak
  2. çenesi ötmek
  3. hareket etmek
  4. (İng.), (argo) okuldan kaçmak
  5. sallama. set tongues wagging dile düşürmek. The tail wags the dog dünya tersine dönüyor. the world wags on and we wag with it. Dünya ile birlikte yuvarlanıp gidiyoruz.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wag /wˈaɡ/
  1. şakacı kimse, latifeci kimse. waggery  şaka, latife
  2. mizah.

From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-deu ]

  Wag /vˈak/ 
  Waag
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w zachodniej Słowacji, dopływ Dunaju;

From język polski-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-rus ]

  Wag /vˈak/ 
  Ваг
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w zachodniej Słowacji, dopływ Dunaju;

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwæɡ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "wag":
     bad boy, banana, beat, bob, bobble, booger, brandish, buffoon,
     bugger, burlesquer, card, careen, caricaturist, clown, coggle,
     comedian, comic, cutup, dangle, devil, droll, elf, enfant terrible,
     epigrammatist, farceur, flap, flaunt, float, flourish, fluctuate,
     flutter, fly, funmaker, funnyman, gag writer, gagman, gagster,
     hood, hoodlum, hooligan, humorist, imp, ironist, jester, joker,
     jokesmith, jokester, kidder, knave, lampooner, lash, librate,
     little devil, little monkey, little rascal, lurch, madcap, minx,
     mischief, mischief-maker, nutate, oscillate, parodist, pendulate,
     pitch, pixie, practical joker, prankster, puck, punner, punster,
     quipster, rapscallion, rascal, reel, reparteeist, resonate, rock,
     rogue, roll, rowdy, ruffian, satirist, scamp, scapegrace, shake,
     show-off, squirm, swag, sway, swing, swinging, switch, take, toss,
     twist and turn, twitch, undulate, vacillate, vibrate, waggle,
     wagwit, wave, waver, wield, wiggle, wigwag, wisecracker, wit,
     witling, wobble, wriggle, writhe, zany
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 摇摆;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 摇摆,摇动,饶舌
     vi. 摆动,喋喋不休
     n. 摇摆,小丑

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