sag

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
2. (countable, uncountable)The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
3. (countable, uncountable)The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
4. (countable, uncountable)A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.

   “a mass of igneous rock […] shown as a semicircular area of shonkinite exposed in the west wall of the sag. From the valley below, it appears as a dark cliff, perhaps 100 feet in height and a few hundred yards long.”

   “Gunsight Peak north of the sag marks the southern end of the Malad Range that extends into Idaho. Complexly faulted Cambrian and Ordovician shelf sedimentary rocks are present[…]”

5. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually)Alternative form of saag.

   “The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.”

6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of straight-acting gay.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of Sagittarius.

   “For example, a Sag girl living on a farm could pick and chop cotton better than her brothers.”

   “If you have a Sag cat, it's going to be hard keeping it inside all the time - or even half the time. If you've got an animal that traditionally stays in cages, don't expect to have a real happy enclosed Sagittarian critter.”

verb

1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.

   “A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.”

   “The floor of a room sags.”

   “Her once firm bosom began to sag in her thirties.”

2. (broadly)To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.

   “A building may sag one way or another.”

   “The door sags on its hinges.”

   “The weather became more and more threatening; the ship sagged to the leeward more than she ought.”

3. (figuratively)To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; 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.

   “The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.”

4. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
5. (transitive)To cause to bend or give way; to load.
6. (informal)To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
7. (Canada, informal)To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.

name

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Screen Actors Guild.
2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of SAG (“Screen Actors Guild”).

   “The use of AI in the production of film and television – either to write scripts, generate actors’ likenesses, or cut corners in paying creative work, has been a major point of contention in negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Sag and the Writers Guild of America (WGA).”

phrase

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Saint Anthony guide.