What does sag mean?we found 8 entries for the meaning of sag
 

Sag \Sag\, v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Sag \Sag\, n. State of sinking or bending; sagging. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Sag \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. [1913 Webster]

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.]

[1913 Webster]

The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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sag

noun

a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: droop]

verb

1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: droop, swag, flag]
2: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" [syn: sag down] [also: sagging, sagged]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Sag \Sag\, v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Sag \Sag\, n. State of sinking or bending; sagging.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Sag \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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