Definition of Sag

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Definition of Sag

Sag

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.

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.

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

To cause to bend or give way; to load.

State of sinking or bending; sagging.

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Sag Quotations

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.
Eric Hoffer

The men are walking. They are fifty feet apart, for dispersal. Their walk is slow, for they are dead weary, as you can tell even when looking at them from behind. Every line and sag of their bodies speaks their inhuman exhaustion.
Ernie Pyle

Since it was too difficult to get into the Screen Actor's Guild in New York, I moved to Miami in 1982 and started a successful career as a television commercial actress, obtaining my SAG card there.
Donna Rice

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.
Patricia Clarkson

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.
Patricia Clarkson

I had a head start in acting. Because of my parents, I had a SAG card, an agent and a recognizable name. But I knew if I screwed up, people would never forget. I'd be dead.
Mary Crosby

I've owned more sofas than I've had husbands. Both sag in the end, but I generally fall out of love with the furniture quicker than the men.
Janet Street-Porter

Sag Translations

sag in German is absinken (Kurve), sacken, Senkung
sag in Italian is depressione

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