SAG

sag, droop

(noun) a shape that sags; “there was a sag in the chair seat”

sag, droop, swag, flag

(verb) droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

sag, sag down

(verb) cause to sag; “The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

SAG

Acronym of Screen Actors Guild.

(on a letter), Saint Anthony Guard (or Guide).

Anagrams

• AGS, AGs, Ags., GSA, Gas, SGA, gas

Etymology 1

Noun

sag (countable and uncountable, plural sags)

The state of sinking or bending; a droop.

The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.

The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.

Verb

sag (third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)

To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.

(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; 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.

To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

(transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.

(informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.

Etymology 2

Noun

sag (uncountable)

Alternative form of saag

Anagrams

• AGS, AGs, Ags., GSA, Gas, SGA, gas

Source: Wiktionary


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, v. t.

Definition: To cause to bend or give way; to load.

Sag, n.

Definition: State of sinking or bending; sagging.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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