jag
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A sharp point on an edge that can cut you
- noun
- /dʒæɡ/
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- The broken glass had several sharp jags along its edge, making it very dangerous.
Examples
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A hunting knife, about 6 inches long, with a jag on the edge.
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It had these jags on the top.
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Not much longer than a quarter of an inch, it's a thick line with one jag in the middle.
Blog text (23) -
It was a 6-inch hunting knife with jags on the edge.
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He was doing sixty-five and ached to crash the Jag into the stately fieldstone wall bordering the avenue.
Fiction book (1999) -
She noticed the jags on the surface of the rock where it had cracked.
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The design featured a series of sharp jags that added an edgy look to the artwork.
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Etymology
The word jag meaning a sharp projection comes from an old word for a 'notch' or 'point', the same idea you see in jagged. So a jag is a sharp bit that sticks out and can cut you.