sag

When the bags started to sag from the weight of the groceries, Karen had a feeling that a least one of them would break.

noun

The definition of a sag is an act of drooping, bending or sinking, or a sunken place.
An example of a sag is a huge depression in the ground.

verb

Sag is defined as to drop down, droop or hang down unevenly.
An example of sag is for the middle of a bed to start caving in.

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sag

intransitive verb

sagged, 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

Origin of sag

Middle English saggen, probably from Scand, akin to Swedish sacka, Norwegian dialect, dialectal sakka, sagga from Indo-European base an unverified form sengw-, to sink

to cause to sag

the act or an instance of sagging
the degree or amount of sagging
a place of sagging; sunken or depressed place

SAG

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sag

verb

sagged, sag·ging, sags

verb

intransitive

To sink, droop, or settle from pressure or weight.
To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: My spirits sagged after I had been rejected for the job.
To decline, as in value or price: Stock prices sagged after a short rally.
Nautical To drift to leeward.
To wear one's pants with the waist below the hips, so that one's underwear is visible.

verb

transitive

To cause to sag.

noun

a. The act or an instance of sagging.
b. The degree or extent to which something sags.
a. A sagging or drooping part or area: tried to brush out the paint sags.
b. A sunken area of land; a depression.
A sagging area; a depression.
A decline, as in monetary value.
Nautical A drift to leeward.

Origin of sag

Middle English saggen probably of Scandinavian origin Swedish sacka to sink

Related Forms:

sag′gy
adjective

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Noun

(plural sags)

The state of sinking or bending; sagging.
The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
The difference height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)

To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
To cause to bend or give way; to load.
(informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.

Origin

From late Middle English saggen, probably of Scandinavian/Old Norse origin (compare Norwegian sagga (“move slowly")); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka, Old Norse sokkva. Cf. also Low German sacken, Dutch zakken.

Noun

(uncountable)

Alternative form of saag.

Initialism

(on a letter), Saint Anthony Guard (Guide).

Acronym

Screen Actors Guild

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sag - Computer Definition

(1) A momentary drop in voltage from the power source. Contrast with spike.

(2) (SAG) (SQL Access Group) See CLI.

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