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Webster 1913 Edition


Sag

Sag

(săg)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sagged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sagging
.]
[Akin to Sw.
sacka
to settle, sink down, LG.
sacken
, D.
zakken
. Cf.
Sink
,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare
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

,
Verb.
T.
To cause to bend or give way; to load.

Sag

,
Noun.
State of sinking or bending; sagging.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sag

SAG

,
Verb.
I.
[a different spelling of swag, which see.]
1.
To yield; to give way; to lean or incline from an upright position, or to bend from a horizontal position. Our workmen say, a building sags to the north or south; or a beam sags by means of its weight.
2.
In sailing, to incline to the leeward; to make lee way.

SAG

,
Verb.
T.
To cause to bend or give way; to load or burden.

Definition 2024


säg

säg

See also: sag, SAG, sağ, såg, sąg, -sag, and -ság

Swedish

Verb

säg

  1. imperative of säga.

Volapük

Noun

säg (plural sägs)

  1. drought

Declension