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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 floodFrom 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 floodFrom 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) skolkaFrom Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]
wag /vˈɐx/ gewärtigen, harren, warten, erwartenFrom Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]
wag /vˈɐx/ abide, expect, wait, await, wait forFrom Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]
wag /vˈɐx/ abide, expect, wait, await, wait forFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Wag /wˈaɡ/ المهرّجFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
wag //wæɡ//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]шегобиец witty person
wag //wæɡ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. бягам от училище to not go to school 2. клатя to swing from side to side
wag /wˈaɡ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zavrtění
wag /wˈaɡ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]kývnutí
wag /wˈaɡ/ [becoming dated] KomikerFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Ulknudel [Dt.] , Quatschmacher [Dt.] , Quatschtüte [Dt.] , Witzling [veraltend] Synonym: card see: cards, wags
Wag /wˈaɡ/ [Br.] [coll.] Sportlerfrau [prominente] , SpielerfrauFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][soc.]
wag /wˈaɡ/From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]schwänzeln, wedeln "wag its tail" - mit dem Schwanz wedeln "wag the dog" - der Schwanz wedelt mit dem Hund see: wagging, wagged, wags, wagged
wag //wæɡ//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. heilutus, huiskaus, huiskutus oscillating movement 2. neropatti witty person
wag //wæɡ//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. lintsata to not go to school 2. heilua, heiluttaa, huiskaa, huiskua, huiskuttaa to swing from side to side
wag /wˈaɡ/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. ठठोलिया "Children like the wag in the play"
wag /wˈaɡ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. हिलना "The dog wagged its tail"
wag /wˈaɡ/ mahati, vrtjeti repom, zamahFrom 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 fickóFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
wag //wæɡ//From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]振る, 揺れる to swing from side to side
wag //wæɡ//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. skulke to not go to school 2. logre to swing from side to side
wag /wæg/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]machać
wag //wæɡ//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]lustigkurre witty person
wag //wæɡ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. skolka to not go to school 2. vifta to swing from side to side
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/From język polski-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:pol-rus ]Waag (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w zachodniej Słowacji, dopływ Dunaju;
Wag /vˈak/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]Ваг (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w zachodniej Słowacji, dopływ Dunaju;
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈwæɡ/
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, zanyFrom 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