Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
Sagged — Sag 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sagging — Sag 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hogging and sagging — Hogging is the stress a ship s hull or keel experiences that causes the center of the keel to bend upward.Sagging is the stress a ship s hull or keel is placed under when a wave is the same length as the ship and the ship is in the trough of two… … Wikipedia
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 — /sæg / (say sag) verb (i) (sagged, sagging) 1. to sink or bend downwards by weight or pressure, especially in the middle. 2. to droop; hang loosely: sagging shoulders. 3. to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like. 4. to decline, as… …
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 — I. verb (sagged; sagging) Etymology: Middle English saggen; akin to Middle Low German sacken to sink, Norwegian dialect sakka Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness 2. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
saggy — 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 — {{11}}sag (n.) 1861, from SAG (Cf. sag) (v.). {{12}}sag (v.) late 14c., possibly from a Scandinavian source related to O.N. sokkva to sink, or from M.L.G. sacken to settle, sink (as dregs in wine), from denasalized derivative of P.Gmc. base… … Etymology dictionary
