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[ sag ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

sagged, sagging.

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.
Synonyms: , , ,
to decline, as in price:
The stock market sagged today.
Nautical.
1. (of a hull) to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness. Compare hog ( def 14 ).
2. to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway.

verb (used with object)

sagged, sagging.

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.
1. deflection downward of a hull amidships, due to structural weakness.
2. leeway ( def 3 ).

SAG

[ sag ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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sag

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verb

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 hogged
1. a marshy depression in an area of glacial till, chiefly in the US Middle West
2. ( as modifier )
  sag and swell topography

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Origin of sag¹

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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Origin of sag¹

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

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