FLAG (droop)
VERBS
► FAG to tire or flag after exertion → 1555
► FAINT ► FAINT AWAY to lose heart or courage; to give way, to flag → 1375
► FALTER of courage, hopes, resolve: to give way, to flag → 1521
► JADE to become tired or worn out; to flag → 1627
► PEAK to flag or fail in health and spirits → 1580
► PEG OUT to lose one’s strength or energy while performing a task; to flag → 1887