sæɡ v. & n. --v.intr. (sagged, sagging) 1
sink or
subside under weight or
pressure,
esp. unevenly. 2
have a
downward bulge or
curve in
the middle. 3
fall in
price. 4 (of a ship)
drift from its course, esp. to
leeward. --n. 1 a the
amount that a
rope etc. sags. b the
distance from the middle of its curve to a
straight line
between its supports. 2 a sinking
condition; subsidence. 3 a fall in price. 4 Naut. a
tendency to leeward. øøsaggy adj. [ME f. MLG sacken, Du. zakken subside]