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sag

noun
/ˈsæɡ/

Etymology

From late Middle English saggen, probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse sokkva (“to sink”), from a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“move slowly”)); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka. Compare also Dutch zakken and German sacken (from Low German).

  1. derived from *sinkwaną✻ — “to sink”
  2. derived from saggen

Definitions

  1. The state of sinking or bending

    The state of sinking or bending; a droop.

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

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

  3. The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface,…

    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.

  4. ›+ 14 more definitions

    1. A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression…

      A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.

      • a mass of igneous rock […] shown as a semicircular area of shonkinite exposed in the west wall of the sag. From the valley below, it appears as a dark cliff, perhaps 100 feet in height and a few hundred yards long.
      • Gunsight Peak north of the sag marks the southern end of the Malad Range that extends into Idaho. Complexly faulted Cambrian and Ordovician shelf sedimentary rocks are present[…]

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

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

      • A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.
      • The floor of a room sags.
      • Her once firm bosom began to sag in her thirties.

    3. To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.

      • A building may sag one way or another.
      • The door sags on its hinges.
      • The weather became more and more threatening; the ship sagged to the leeward more than she ought.

    4. To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state

      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.

      • The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.

    5. To loiter in walking

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

    6. To cause to bend or give way

      To cause to bend or give way; to load.

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

    8. To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.

    9. Alternative form of saag.

      • The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.

    10. Acronym of Screen Actors Guild.

    11. Initialism of Saint Anthony guide.

    12. Initialism of straight-acting gay.

    13. Clipping of Sagittarius.

      • For example, a Sag girl living on a farm could pick and chop cotton better than her brothers.
      • If you have a Sag cat, it's going to be hard keeping it inside all the time - or even half the time. If you've got an animal that traditionally stays in cages, don't expect to have a real happy enclosed Sagittarian critter.

    14. Alternative letter-case form of SAG (“Screen Actors Guild”).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA