sag

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. to lose firmness, resiliency, or vigor <
spirits sagging from overwork
>
b. to decline especially from a thriving state 3. drift 4. to fail to stimulate or retain interest transitive verb to cause to sag ; leave slack in II. noun Date: 1580 1. a tendency to drift (as of a ship to leeward) 2. a. a sagging part <
the sag in a rope
>
b. a drop or depression below the surrounding area c. an instance or amount of sagging 3. a temporary decline (as in the price of a commodity)

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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