单词 | wag |
释义 | wag 1. v. & n. --v (wagged, wagging)   1. tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro.   2. intr. archaic (of the world, times, etc.) go along with varied fortune or characteristics. --n a single wagging motion (with a wag of his tail). Phrases and idioms the tail wags the dog the less or least important member of a society, section of a party, or part of a structure has control. tongues (or beards or chins or jaws) wag there is talk. Etymology: ME waggen f. root of OE wagian sway 2. n.   1. a facetious person, a joker.   2. Brit. sl. a truant (play the wag). Etymology: prob. f. obs. waghalter one likely to be hanged (as WAG(1), HALTER) |
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