sag (sæɡ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: sags, sagging, sagged
(mainly intr) - (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
noun
- 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 (sense 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
C15: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish sacka, Dutch zakken, Norwegian dialect sakka to subside, Danish sakke to lag behindUsage examples
It made Christine feel impatient just to see his shoulders sag.
, PROSPECT HILL (2003)That the Indian team rode this storm and never let their shoulders sag even as the match see-sawed is their most handsome reward.
India Today (1996)Q MY house was built in the early'80s and has a concrete tiled roof, which has started to sag in the middle.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)By running alongside me, Mike makes sure the reps don't sag in the middle.
Glasgow Herald (2001)With one or two deeper breaths and sighs feel the whole body sinking into deeper relaxation - sigh... sink... and sag.
, The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)