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   Sag (săg), 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”.
   
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   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.]
   
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   The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear,
   
   Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear. Shak.
   
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   3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
   
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   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.
   
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   Sag, v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load.
   
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   Sag, n. State of sinking or bending; sagging.
   
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