Dag

  1. (initialism) .  '''Deputy Attorney General''' in several nations’ federal governments.
  2. (initialism) .  (computer science, mathematics) '''Directed Acyclic Graph''' in computer science and mathematics.
  3. (initialism) .  (US, legal) '''Defense Acquisition Guide''' in United States law.
  4. (initialism) .  (biochemistry) diacylglycerol in biochemistry.
  5. Noun.  A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row of decorative strips of cloth that may ornament a tent, booth or fairground.
  6. Noun.  A dangling lock of sheep’s wool matted with dung.
  7. Verb.  To shear the hindquarters of a sheep in order to remove dags or prevent their formation.
  8. Noun.  A skewer.
  9. Noun.  A spit, a sharpened rod used for roasting food over a fire.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To skewer food, for roasting over a fire.
  11. Verb.  (transitive) To cut or slash the edge of a garment into dags.
  12. Interjection.  (US, informal) Expressing shock, awe or surprise; used as a general intensifier.
  13. Noun.  (Australia, _) One who dresses unfashionably or without apparent care about appearance.
  14. Noun.  (mathematics) A directed acyclic graph; an ordered pair (V, E) such that E is a subset of some partial ordering relation on V.

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