sag
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.
to cause to sag.
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.
Origin of sag
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Other words from sag
- an·ti·sag, adjective
- un·sag·ging, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for sag
/ (sæɡ) /
(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
the act or an instance of sagging: a sag in profits
nautical the extent to which a vessel's keel sags at the centre: Compare hog (def. 6), hogged
a marshy depression in an area of glacial till, chiefly in the US Middle West
(as modifier): sag and swell topography
Origin of sag
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