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Sag
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- 1 Acronym of Screen Actors Guild. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of SAG (“Screen Actors Guild”). alt-of
"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)."
- 1 The state of sinking or bending; a droop. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative form of saag. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
"The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree."
- 3 Initialism of straight-acting gay. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Clipping of Sagittarius. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
"For example, a Sag girl living on a farm could pick and chop cotton better than her brothers."
- 5 a shape that sags wordnet
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- 6 The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points. countable, uncountable
- 7 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. countable, uncountable
- 8 A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 1 Initialism of Saint Anthony guide. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 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."
- 2 droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness wordnet
- 3 To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position. broadly
"A building may sag one way or another."
- 4 cause to sag wordnet
- 5 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. figuratively
"The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear."
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- 6 To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- 7 To cause to bend or give way; to load. transitive
- 8 To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist. informal
- 9 To pull down someone else's pants as a prank. Canada, informal
Etymology
From late Middle English saggen, probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse sokkva (“to sink”), from a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“move slowly”)); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka. Compare also Dutch zakken and German sacken (from Low German).
From late Middle English saggen, probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse sokkva (“to sink”), from a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“move slowly”)); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka. Compare also Dutch zakken and German sacken (from Low German).
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