sag

Sag is defined as to drop down, droop or hang down unevenly.

(verb)

An example of sag is for the middle of a bed to start caving in.

The definition of a sag is an act of drooping, bending or sinking, or a sunken place.

(noun)

An example of a sag is a huge depression in the ground.

YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2013 by LoveToKnow Corp.

See sag in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb sagged, sagging

  1. to sink, bend, or curve, esp. in the middle, from weight or pressure
  2. to hang down unevenly or loosely
  3. to lose firmness, strength, or intensity; weaken through weariness, age, etc.; droop: sagging spirits
  4. to decline in price, value, sales, etc.
  5. Naut. to drift: to sag to leeward

Origin: ME saggen, prob. < Scand, akin to Swed sacka, Norw dial. sakka, sagga < IE base *sengw-, to sink

transitive verb

to cause to sag

noun

  1. the act or an instance of sagging
  2. the degree or amount of sagging
  3. ☆ a place of sagging; sunken or depressed place

Screen Actors Guild

See sag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb sagged sagged, sag·ging, sags
verb, intransitive
  1. To sink, droop, or settle from pressure or weight.
  2. To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: My spirits sagged after I had been rejected for the job.
  3. To decline, as in value or price: Stock prices sagged after a short rally.
  4. Nautical To drift to leeward.
verb, transitive
To cause to sag.
noun
  1. a. The act or an instance of sagging.
    b. The degree or extent to which something sags.
  2. A sagging area; a depression.
  3. A temporary decline in monetary value.
  4. Nautical A drift to leeward.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English saggen

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Swedish sacka, to sink

.

Related Forms:

  • sagˈgy adjective

Learn more about sag

link/cite print suggestion box