to sag
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2.8
- verb
- /sæɡ/
:
hundirse
- After a minute, Eleanor began to sag a little, her back rounding, her foot hanging still.
How does it not fall like sag down like saddlebags?
- How does it not fall like sag down like saddlebags?
- Bellies appear, breasts sag, butts expand, and erections become fleeting.
- But then it all starts to droop and sag.
- And then I don't know if they assumed that all of our boobs were going to sag and then point inward or what.
- And if that line can't handle it, I could run into it, could overheat, it could sag.
- So the image in my mind of a man was not one that had earrings, sagged his pants.
Examples
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Hang it between two points and it will sag downwards until once again the entire string is in tension.
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I let my shoulders sag and folded my hands in my lap.
Fiction book (1994) -
And what happens is that under its own weight, it begins to sag and to flow.
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Watches always kind of sag a little bit.
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The walls had long since begun to sag, and the teacher wondered whether the house might not collapse.
Fiction book (1990) -
In my parents' room, the bed sags in the middle, and stacks of old clothes cover everything.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's nylon though, and you need the nylon twine because it will not absorb water, it will not sag, and it will not break.
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Mr. Gumb's fist flies to his mouth, and he sags against the doorframe.
Fiction book (1991) -
The strip of wallpaper, its glue apparently melted, sags and nods above the bed.
Fiction book (1991) -
The heavy load caused the bridge to sag dangerously, making it unsafe for vehicles.
Synonyms
358
1.0
To move down physically or emotionally, often when tired
55
4.0
To sit down or fall forward suddenly and heavily
22
4.6
To sit, stand, or walk with the shoulders and head bent forward in a lazy way
22
3.9
To bend down and hang limply because of being tired or without water
1
5.6
To let the shoulders drop because you feel tired or sad
1
5.1
To become weak or lose energy
To hang lower because of weight or loss of support
To hang down in the middle because of weight
To lean or bend in one direction, often slowly under extra weight
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Etymology
The verb sag comes from the same old German word meaning 'to sink' or 'droop', and that is why to sag is to sink or bend downward under weight, like a mattress or tired shoulders.