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Pronunciation : Sag
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG.sacken, D. zakken. Cf. Sink, v. i.]
Definition : 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Sagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sagging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sag
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to bend or give way; to load.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sag
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: State of sinking or bending; sagging.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913