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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).

OTHER WORDS FOR sag

4 weaken, flag, tire, weary.

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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)

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an·ti·sag, adjectiveun·sag·ging, adjective

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SAG

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How to use sag in a sentence

His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.
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They have one big problem: Republican midterm gains had more to do with a sagging Democrat brand than an attractive GOP platform.
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But most of the abandoned houses, with sagging roofs and drafty walls, are just there.
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My friend cannot come to our house and sit his oft-photographed posterior on our sagging cushions.
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It's a ghost town now, just a handful of weathered wooden buildings sagging beneath snow.
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"Certain," said Scattergood, approaching the sheriff and drawing a huge roll of bills from his sagging trousers pocket.
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It is in the Elizabethan style, with half-timber frame and sagging tile roof.
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She grasped one of the poles between which a sagging blanket hung, and Weston, who held the ends of them, looked at her.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss
As they waddled closer they puffed under the weight of heavy belts sagging with rows of odd, translucent instruments.
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An ordinary brass bracket is used in the center beneath the shelf, to keep it from sagging.
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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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