to go on a (drinking) jag

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• jag — jag1 [jag] n. [ME jagge, projecting point < ?] 1. a sharp, toothlike projection or similar indentation 2. Archaic a notch or pointed tear, as in cloth vt. jagged, jagging [ME jaggen, joggen < the n.] 1. to cut jags in; notch or pink (cloth …   English World dictionary

• drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… …   English dictionary for students

• jag — 1. n. a Jaguar automobile. □ What I really want is a jag. □ How much will a jag set me back? 2. n. a drinking bout; a prolonged state of alcohol or drug intoxication. □ Is he off on another jag, or is this the same one? D One more j …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• jag — I. /dʒæg / (say jag) noun 1. a sharp projection on an edge or surface. –verb (t) (jagged, jagging) 2. to cut or slash, especially in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in. {Middle English jaggen; ? imitative} …  

• Jag — 1. any Jaguar make car; 2. drinking bout; 3. any sustained single activity, often carried to excess: an eating jag , a fishing jag , a crying jag …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• jag — I Australian Slang 1. any Jaguar make car; 2. drinking bout; 3. any sustained single activity, often carried to excess: an eating jag , a fishing jag , a crying jag II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary an injection from the doctor …   English dialects glossary

• jag —  1. Drinking bout. Usu. on a jag.  2. Jaguar car. See gin and Jag …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• jag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bender, binge, toot. See drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intoxicated condition] Syn. inebriety, intoxication, buzz*, glow*; see drunkenness . 2. [A spree] Syn. binge, bout, bender*; see indulgence …   English dictionary for students

• jag — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bear, bender, binge, blaze, booze, bout, buck, bum, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, chop, cleft, cog, comb, compotation, convey, crag, crena, crenellate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• drinking bout — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. debauch, spree, bacchanalia, carousal, bender*, binge*, tear*, drunk*, jag*, toot*; see also orgy …   English dictionary for students

• drinking bout — n spree, fling, carouse, carousal, revel, revelry, wassail, celebration, Scot. randy; orgy, debauch, saturnalia; drunk, potation, compotation, guzzle, drunken carousal or revelry, bacchanal, bacchanalia; All Sl. binge, bender, bust, toot, tear,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder