| 释义 |
wag1 /wag/ intransitive verb (waggˈing; wagged)- To move or be moved from side to side, or to shake to and fro
- To oscillate
- To move, or to move one's limbs
- To move on, get on one's way (archaic)
- To play truant (slang)
- (of the tongue, chin, beard, etc) to move in light, gossiping or indiscreet talk
- (of the world, etc, in the sense of human affairs) to go (in respect of good fortune and bad)
transitive verb- To move, shake or wave to and fro or up and down
- To move (the tongue, chin, etc) in chatter or indiscreet talk
- To move (the head or esp the finger) so as to express reproof or derision, etc
- To brandish (obsolete)
- (usu with neg) to move, stir (a limb, etc) (obsolete)
noun- A shake
- An act of wagging
- Ability to wag
- Truant (in play the wag)
- An amusing, mischievous person, a habitual joker, a wit (perh from obsolete wagˈhalter, someone who deserves hanging)
- A fellow (obsolete)
ORIGIN: ME waggen, from same root as OE wagian to shake waggˈery noun - Mischievous merriment or jesting
- An instance of this
waggˈish adjective Amusing or mischievous waggˈishly adverb waggˈishness noun wagˈ-at-the-wa’ˈ or wagˈ-at-the-wallˈ or wagˈ-by-the-wallˈ noun (Scot and N Eng) A hanging clock with exposed pendulum and weights |