sag

[ sag ]

/ sæg /

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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.
leeway(def 3).

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Origin of sag

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)

SYNONYMS FOR sag

4 weaken, flag, tire, weary.

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Related formsan·ti·sag, adjectiveun·sag·ging, adjective

Definition for sag (2 of 2)

SAG

[ sag ]

/ sæg /

noun

Screen Actors Guild.

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Examples from the Web for sag

And the series was implausibly shut out by both the Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards|Kevin Fallon|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I did get to meet Emma Thompson during the audition and I saw her recently at the SAG Awards and she said, “Oh, hello you!”
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams, aka Arya Stark, on Her Big Premiere Episode ‘Two Swords’|Marlow Stern|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, of all the precursor awards, the SAG is probably the best indicator of the eventual Oscar winner.
The SAG Awards Best Speeches…And What They Mean for Oscar|Kevin Fallon|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every SAG Best Actor winner has gone to win the Oscar stretching back to 2003.
The SAG Awards Best Speeches…And What They Mean for Oscar|Kevin Fallon|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Leto remedied the situation with his SAG speech, and remedied it beautifully.
The SAG Awards Best Speeches…And What They Mean for Oscar|Kevin Fallon|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The blocks were just under the proper height by half an inch so that she could neither stand completely nor could she sag.
Captives of the Flame|Samuel R. Delany
He managed to reach Sag Harbor, where he found two other escaped prisoners.
American Prisoners of the Revolution|Danske Dandridge
But there remained an awkward loop or sag which it was deemed desirable to remove.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various
They hammered the wood home, but in spite of the whirlwind of blows the door did nothing but sag a little and stick fast.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
"So much money in his pockets it makes him sag, I guess," said the young husband, with bitter admiration.
The Turmoil|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for sag

sag

/ (sæɡ) /

verb sags, sagging or sagged (mainly intr)

(also tr) to sink or cause to sink in parts, as under weight or pressurethe bed sags in the middle

to fall in valueprices sagged to a new low

to hang unevenly; droop

(of courage, spirits, etc) to weaken; flag

noun

the act or an instance of sagginga sag in profits

nautical the extent to which a vessel's keel sags at the centreCompare 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

Word Origin for sag

C15: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish sacka, Dutch zakken, Norwegian dialect sakka to subside, Danish sakke to lag behind

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Word Origin and History for sag (1 of 2)

sag

late 14c., possibly from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse sokkva "to sink," or from Middle Low German sacken "to settle, sink" (as dregs in wine), from denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic base *senkwanan "to sink" (see sink (v.)). A general North Sea Germanic word (cf. Dutch zakken, Swedish sacka, Danish sakke). Of body parts from 1560s; of clothes from 1590s. Related: Sagged; sagging.

Word Origin and History for sag (1 of 2)

sag

1580s, in nautical use, from sag (v.). From 1727 of landforms; 1861 of wires, cables, etc.

sag

verb (used without object), sagged, sag·ging.

verb (used with object), sagged, sag·ging.

noun

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Definition for sag (2 of 2)

SAG

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British Dictionary definitions for sag

sag

verb sags, sagging or sagged (mainly intr)

noun

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Word Origin and History for sag (1 of 2)

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Word Origin and History for sag (1 of 2)

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