"sag" Definition

Definitions for the word "sag" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To cause to bend or give way; to load.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
State of sinking or bending; sagging.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v.
(-gg-) 1 sink or subside, esp. Unevenly. 2 have a downward bulge or curve in the middle. 3 fall in price. n. State or extent of sagging. saggy adj. [low german or dutch]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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