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The Meaning of sag

  • (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
  • (v. i.) Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; 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.
  • (v. i.) To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
  • (v. t.) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
  • (n.) State of sinking or bending; sagging.

Synonyms

droop , droop , swag , flag , sag down

Rhymes

ag , bag , bagg , bagge , blagg , brag , bragg , bundestag , clagg , codag , cragg , dag , drag , fag , fagg , flag , flagg , gag , gragg , greylag , hag , hagg , hagge , handbag , kragh , lag , mag , mailbag , montag , nag , plagge , rag , ragtag , reflag , saddlebag , sandbag , schlag , schrag , scrag , scragg , shag , slag , snag , sontag , sprag , spragg , stag , stagg , tag , tagg , tagge , wag , wagg , wragg , zag , zig-zag