Sag /(săg)/

Sag

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Sagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sagging

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

Phrases & Compounds
To sag to leeward
to make much leeway by reason of the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of a vessel.

Sag

v. t.
  1. To cause to bend or give way; to load.

Sag

n.
  1. State of sinking or bending; sagging.