sag
Pronunciation: (sag), [key] — v., n. sagged, sag•ging,
—v.i. - to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, esp. in the middle: The roof sags.
- to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging.
- to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged.
- to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like: Our spirits began to sag.
- to decline, as in price: The stock market sagged today.
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- (of a hull) to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness. Cf.hog(def. 16).
- to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway.
—v.t. - to cause to sag.
—n. - an act or instance of sagging.
- the degree of sagging.
- a place where anything sags; depression.
- a moderate decline in prices.
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- deflection downward of a hull amidships, due to structural weakness.
- leeway (def. 3).
SAG
Pronunciation: (sag), [key] — n.
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