sag

noundrop, decline

verbdroop

Word Origin & History

late 14c., possibly from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse sokkva "to sink," or from Middle Low German sacken "to settle, sink" (as dregs in wine), from denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic base *senkwanan "to sink" (see sink (v.)). A general North Sea Germanic word (cf. Dutch zakken, Swedish sacka, Danish sakke). Of body parts from 1560s; of clothes from 1590s. Related: Sagged; sagging.

Example Sentences for sag

All one has to do is to stop thinking and sag, or stop thinking and slash.

The bubble was holding, but the morale of the crew was beginning to sag.

I can see the sag of their tired shoulders against the whitewashed wall.

It bent, swayed, gave with her, letting her sag to a larger limb below.

I've got on a pair of Wee Watts' now, and they sag something awful.

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