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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sag — [sæg] v past tense and past participle sagged present participle sagging [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] 1.) to hang down or bend in the middle, especially because of the weight of something = ↑droop ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sag — [sag] vi. sagged, sagging [ME saggen, prob. < Scand, akin to Swed sacka, Norw dial. sakka, sagga < IE base * sengw , to SINK] 1. to sink, bend, or curve, esp. in the middle, from weight or pressure 2. to hang down unevenly or loosely 3. to… … English World dictionary
sag — /sag/, v., sagged, sagging, n. v.i. 1. to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, esp. in the middle: The roof sags. 2. to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging. 3. to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged. 4. to yield through … Universalium
sag — [n] drop, decline basin, cant, concavity, depression, dip, distortion, downslide*, downswing*, downtrend, downturn, droop, fall, fall off, hollow, list, settling, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, slant, slip, slump, tilt; concepts 181,698,776… … New thesaurus
sag — ► VERB (sagged, sagging) 1) sink or bulge downwards gradually under weight or pressure or through weakness. 2) hang down loosely or unevenly. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of sagging. DERIVATIVES saggy adjective … English terms dictionary
sag — [[t]sæ̱g[/t]] sags, sagging, sagged 1) VERB When something sags, it hangs down loosely or sinks downwards in the middle. The shirt s cuffs won t sag and lose their shape after washing... The roof sagged at one corner, where the ceiling beams had… … English dictionary
sāg- — To seek out. Oldest form *seə₂g , colored to *saə₂g , contracted to *sāg . Derivatives include seek, ransack, and hegemony. 1. Suffixed form *sāg yo . seek, from Old English sǣcan, sēcan … Universalium
sag — verb ADVERB ▪ a bit (esp. BrE), slightly ▪ visibly ▪ She seemed to visibly sag at the thought of what lay ahead. ▪ limply ▪ All she c … Collocations dictionary
sag — sag1 [ sæg ] verb intransitive 1. ) to become soft and start to bend or hang downward: This old couch is starting to sag in the middle. 2. ) to become weaker or less in amount or value: When Asian economies sag, the company s sales go down.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
