Word Meaning

sag definition and meaning

v. i. 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.
v. i. 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.
v. i. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load.
n. State of sinking or bending; sagging.

Crossword clues for sag

- Bend under weight
- Cave in, like lasagne does in the middle
- Droop
- Foremost smash and grab had a sink in the middle
- Hang loosely
- Odd slang for “sink”
- Sausages droop in the middle
- Settle
- Sink in middle
- Sink in middle of rising gas
- Sink in the middle
- Slump
- Some lasagnes sink in the middle
- South American government starts to give way
- Wilt