About The Word Sag
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Sag
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What's The Definition Of Sag?
[n] a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
[v] droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [v] cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sag: droop | droop | flag | sag down | swag Related Terms | Find terms related to Sag: See Also | bag | depression | drop | drop down | impression | imprint | sink | slouch | slump Sag In Webster's Dictionary \Sag\ (s[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sagged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Sagging}.] [Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG.
sacken, D. zakken. Cf. {Sink}, v. i.]
1. 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.
2. 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. [R.]
The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, Shall
never sag with doubt nor shake with fear. --Shak.
3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop
heavily.
{To sag to leeward} (Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of
the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of
a vessel. --Totten.
\Sag\, v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load. \Sag\, n. State of sinking or bending; sagging. |
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