v. & n.
--v.intr. (sagged, sagging)
1. sink or subside under weight or pressure, esp. unevenly.
2 have a downward bulge or curve in the middle.
3 fall in price.
4 (of a ship) drift from its course, esp. to leeward.
--n.
1. a the amount that a rope etc. sags. b the distance from the middle of its curve to a straight line between its supports.
2 a sinking condition; subsidence.
3 a fall in price.
4 Naut. a tendency to leeward.
Derivatives:
saggy adj.
Etymology: ME f. MLG sacken, Du. zakken subside