Category:Sag

Sag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sagging.] Etym: [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 Sag, v. t.

Defn: to cause to bend or give way; to load.

Sag Sag, n.

Defn: state of sinking or bending; sagging.