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Definition of sagging

Sagging
Sag Sag (s[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sagging.] [Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG. sacken, D. zakken. Cf. Sink, v. i.] 1. 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. 2. 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. [R.] The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear. --Shak. 3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily. To sag to leeward (Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of a vessel. --Totten.
Sagging
Sagging Sag"ging, n. A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging.

Meaning of sagging from wikipedia

- Look up sagging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sagging may refer to: Sagging (fashion), a fashion trend for wearing pants below the waist to expose...
- "whale tail") is not generally described as sagging. A person wearing sagging trousers is sometimes called a "sagger", and in some countries this practice is...
- Catherine Louise Sagal (/səˈɡɑːl/; born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children...
- solid mechanics, structural engineering, and shipbuilding, hogging and sagging describe the shape that a beam or similar long object will deform into...
- Actors Guild Awards (also known as the SAG Awards) Saag, a South Asian vegetable dish SAAG (disambiguation) Sagging (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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- and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA, pronounced /sæɡˈæftrə/ sag-AF-trə) is an American labor union that reflects the 2012 merger of SAG (the Screen Actors Guild)...
- technical limit concerning lens sag was reached at the Yerkes refractor (1897) with an aperture of 40" (102 cm), where the sagging already causes small optical...
- increases sagging. It is also commonly believed that the breast itself offers insufficient support and that wearing a bra prevents sagging, which has...