sag
sag definition
sag (sag)
intransitive verb sagged, sagging sag′·ging
- to sink, bend, or curve, esp. in the middle, from weight or pressure
- to hang down unevenly or loosely
- to lose firmness, strength, or intensity; weaken through weariness, age, etc.; droop sagging spirits
- to decline in price, value, sales, etc.
- Naut. to drift to sag to leeward
Etymology: ME saggen, prob. < Scand, akin to Swed sacka, Norw dial. sakka, sagga < IE base *sengw-, to sink
transitive verb
to cause to sag
noun
- the act or an instance of sagging
- the degree or amount of sagging
- ☆ a place of sagging; sunken or depressed place
SAG definition
SAG (sag)
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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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