Sag

/ˈsæɡ/ · noun

Meaning

The state of sinking or bending; a droop..

Definitions by Sense

1. The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
2. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
3. 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.
4. A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
5. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
6. (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
7. (figuratively) 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.
8. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

Example Sentences

a mass of igneous rock […] shown as a semicircular area of shonkinite exposed in the west wall of the sag. From the valley below, it appears as a dark cliff, perhaps 100 feet in height and a few hundred yards long.

Gunsight Peak north of the sag marks the southern end of the Malad Range that extends into Idaho. Complexly faulted Cambrian and Ordovician shelf sedimentary rocks are present[…]

A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.

The floor of a room sags.

Her once firm bosom began to sag in her thirties.

A building may sag one way or another.

The door sags on its hinges.

The weather became more and more threatening; the ship sagged to the leeward more than she ought.

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• sags
• sagging
• sagged

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