sag
- noun
- /sæɡ/
- I underestimated the cable sag.
Well, I'm I'm certain about the physics one, but biologically, I think you look less old because of the the lack of sagging, but other things.
- Well, I'm I'm certain about the physics one, but biologically, I think you look less old because of the the lack of sagging, but other things.
Examples
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I settle into the sag in the sofa with one of Mr. Chen-Bollen's book references, Koreans in America.
Fiction book (2000) -
Erica sits still suddenly, one hand pulling at her cheek so hard it makes her eyelid sag.
Fiction book (2000) -
In fact, even the top panel does this where if we hold this one, you can see the sag right in the middle there.
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Watch that right wing sag.
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I could see a little sag in the fabric where he was standing.
Fiction book (1999) -
Oh, there's a little sag in the cable.
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I could picture the rain pouring in the windows, filling the sag in the driver's seat of the black Oldsmobile.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Susan!" She gripped the girl's shoulders, felt the sag against her, the bones frail in her hands.
Fiction book (1997) -
The house that had been a showplace when she was a child now displayed its sags and scars.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sag of the old bookshelf made the books inside tilt to one side.
Synonyms
A part that hangs down, like skin or a mattress, after losing support
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sag comes from an old German word that meant 'to sink' or 'bend down', so a sag is the low, drooping part you see when something loses support.