swag

¹swag

verb \ˈswag\

swaggedswag·ging

Definition of SWAG

intransitive verb

1

: sway, lurch

2

: sag, droop

transitive verb

1

: to adorn with swags

2

: to arrange (as drapery) in swags

Examples of SWAG

1. <the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion>

Origin of SWAG

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock

First Known Use: 1530

Related to SWAG

Synonyms: flag, hang, loll, sag, droop, wilt

Related Words: slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yield

Near Antonyms: distend, stiffen; rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl

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Rhymes with SWAG

ag, bag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, tag, wag, YAG, zag