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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


sag

sag

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

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: săg, IPA(key): /sæɡ/
  • Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

sag (plural sags)

  1. The state of sinking or bending; sagging.
  2. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
  3. The difference height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
Translations

Verb

sag (third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)

  1. 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.
  2. (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
    A building may sag one way or another.
    The door sags on its hinges.
  3. (figuratively) 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.
    • Shakespeare
      The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.
  4. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
  5. (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
  6. (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
Quotations
  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sag.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

sag (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of saag
    • 2003, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants (page 173)
      The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.

Anagrams


Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zacht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɐχ/

Adjective

sag (attributive sagte, comparative sagter, superlative sagste)

  1. soft

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Swedish sak, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Sache.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːɡ/, [sæːˀj]

Noun

sag c (singular definite sagen, plural indefinite sager)

  1. matter, business, affair, thing
  2. cause
  3. case, lawsuit
  4. file

Inflection


Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut).

Pronunciation

Noun

sag f (genitive singular sagar, plural sagir)

  1. saw; a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

Declension

Declension of sag
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sag sagin sagir sagirnar
accusative sag sagina sagir sagirnar
dative sag sagini sagum sagunum
genitive sagar sagarinnar saga saganna

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaːk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /zax/ (northern and central Germany; very common)
  • Rhymes: -aːk, -ax

Verb

sag

  1. Imperative singular of sagen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of sagen.

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb saga (to saw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːɣ/
  • Rhymes: -aːɣ

Noun

sag n (genitive singular sags, no plural)

  1. sawdust

Declension

Anagrams


Lojban

Rafsi

sag

  1. rafsi of sanga.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut).

Noun

sag m, f (definite singular saga or sagen, indefinite plural sager, definite plural sagene)

  1. (tools) a saw
  2. sawmill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sag

  1. imperative of sage

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sag f (definite singular saga, indefinite plural sager, definite plural sagene)

  1. (tools) a saw

Derived terms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin sagum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sâːɡ/

Noun

sȃg m (Cyrillic spelling са̑г)

  1. carpet, rug

Declension

Synonyms