Difference between Lag and Gaol

What is the difference between Lag and Gaol?

Lag as a verb is to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind while Gaol as a verb is to confine in a gaol; to imprison

Lag

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to not keep up (the pace), to fall behind to cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material The action in which a computer or server slows or halts in response to a poor connection

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; latency. a prisoner, a criminal. bad connection, loss of connection, causing a delay

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: late

Example sentence: Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms.

Gaol

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To confine in a gaol; to imprison

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.Preferred

We hope you now know whether to use Lag or Gaol in your sentence.

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