sag

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sag / sag/ • v. (sagged, sag·ging) [intr.] sink or subside gradually under weight or pressure or through lack of strength: he closed his eyes and sagged against the wall. ∎  hang down loosely or unevenly: stockings that sagged at the knees. ∎  have a downward bulge or curve: the bed sagged in the middle. ∎ fig. decline to a lower level, usually temporarily: exports are forging ahead while home sales sag.• n. a downward curve or bulge in a structure caused by weakness or excessive weight or pressure: a sag in the middle necessitated a third set of wheels. ∎  Geom. the amount of this, measured as the perpendicular distance from the middle of the curve to the straight line between the two supporting points. ∎ fig. a decline, esp. a temporary one.DERIVATIVES: sag·gy adj.

sag

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sag subside XV; hang loose XVI; (naut.) drift XVII. Corr. in form to Norw. dial. sagga walk slowly and heavily, in sense to MLG. sacken, Du. zakken, Norw. dial. sakka subside, Da. sakke lag behind, drop astern; perh. ult. of W. Scand. orig. and adopted in Du., LG. and Eng. first in nautical use.
Hence sb. movement to leeward XVI; subsidence XIX.

sag

views updated Jun 08 2018

sag. To bend or curve downwards in the middle, from pressure or an object's own weight, e.g. festoon or swag.

SAG

views updated May 17 2018

SAG (USA) Screen Actors' Guild

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