sag

Plural: sags

Noun

• a shape that sags
  • "there was a sag in the chair seat"
• The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
• The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
• 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.
• A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
• Alternative form of saag.

Verb

Verb Forms: sagged, sagging, sags

• To droop or sink downward under weight or pressure.
• droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
• cause to sag
  • "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"
• To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
• To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
• 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.
• To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
• To cause to bend or give way; to load.
• To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
• To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.

Examples

• A building may sag one way or another.
• A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.
• Her once firm bosom began to sag in her thirties.
• His score began to sag after several unsuccessful attempts to form long words.
• The door sags on its hinges.
• The floor of a room sags.

Synonyms

droop, flag, sag down, swag

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