# sag off

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To skive; to fail to attend school when required to do so.
2. To back off from an opponent against whom one is defending.
3. To move too far leeward when sailing on the wind.
4. To fall in share price.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sag, off.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sag-off