sag1
v.
(sags, sagging, sagged)
sink, subside, or bulge downwards gradually under weight or pressure or through lack of strength.
▸hang down loosely or unevenly.
n.
- an instance of sagging.
- Geometry the amount of a downward curve, measured as the perpendicular distance from the middle of the curve to the straight line between the two supporting points.
Phrase verbal
- sag off
informal play truant from school.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: appar. rel. to Mid. Low Ger. sacken, Du. zakken ‘subside’.