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The Meaning of sag
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(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.
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(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.
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(v. i.) To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
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(v. t.) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
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(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