sag

Meanings

Noun

• The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
• The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
• 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.
• Alternative of saag

Verb

• To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
• To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
• 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.
• To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
• To cause to bend or give way; to load.
• To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
• To pull down someone else's pants.

Origin

• From late Middle English saggen, probably of Scandinavian/Old Norse origin (compare Norwegian Nynorsk sagga ("move slowly")); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka, Old Norse sokkva. Compare also Dutch zakken and German sacken (from Low German).