sagged

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sagged - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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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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