"reg" meaning in English

See reg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɛd͡ʒ/, /ɹɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reg.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reg2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: regs [plural]
enPR: rĕj, rĕg Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʒ, -ɛɡ Etymology: Clippings. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-noun}} reg (plural regs)
  1. (informal) A regular. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-mCnEid9m
  2. (informal) A regulation. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-zN9z-NHG
  3. registrar
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-~gsrmb33
  4. registration
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-KcnDDgYE
  5. registration
    (informal, UK) Short for registration number.
    Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: registration number
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-uyslYpan Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 1 4 56 6 29
  6. registry
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-hySRow1g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: on the reg
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɹɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reg2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: regs [plural]
enPR: rĕg Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: From regolith. Etymology templates: {{m|en|regolith}} regolith Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reg (countable and uncountable, plural regs)
  1. (geography) A hard surface of rock fragments set in a sandy matrix, found in some hot deserts; regolith, stony desert. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms (hard surface of rock in sand): hammada, serir, yardang, desert pavement Related terms: erg, koum, zeugen
    Sense id: en-reg-en-noun-jL1M080Z Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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