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sag
1[ sag ]
verb (used without object)
, sagged, sag·ging.
- to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle:
The roof sags.
- to hang down unevenly; droop:
Her skirt was sagging.
- to droop; hang loosely:
His shoulders sagged.
- to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like:
Our spirits began to sag.
- to decline, as in price:
The stock market sagged today.
- Nautical.
- (of a hull) to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness. Compare hog ( def 14 ).
- to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway.
verb (used with object)
, sagged, sag·ging.
- to cause to sag.
noun
- an act or instance of sagging.
- the degree of sagging.
- a place where anything sags; depression.
- a moderate decline in prices.
- Nautical.
- deflection downward of a hull amidships, due to structural weakness.
SAG
2[ sag ]
noun
sag
/ sæɡ /
verb
- also tr to sink or cause to sink in parts, as under weight or pressure
the bed sags in the middle
- to fall in value
prices sagged to a new low
- to hang unevenly; droop
- (of courage, spirits, etc) to weaken; flag
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Other Words From
- anti·sag adjective
- un·sagging adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sag1
1375–1425; late Middle English saggen (v.), probably < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian sagga to move slowly (akin to Low German sacken to sink, Norwegian, Danish sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka to slow up, fall behind)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sag1
C15: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish sacka, Dutch zakken, Norwegian dialect sakka to subside, Danish sakke to lag behind
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