sag1

noun

/sæɡ/

[uncountable, countable, usually singular]

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the fact of hanging or bending down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressure
- Weight has caused the sag.
sag (in something) a decrease in something
- a sag in machinery orders

verb

/sæɡ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sag	/sæɡ/ /sæɡ/
he / she / it sags	/sæɡz/ /sæɡz/
past simple sagged	/sæɡd/ /sæɡd/
past participle sagged	/sæɡd/ /sæɡd/
-ing form sagging	/ˈsæɡɪŋ/ /ˈsæɡɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive] to hang or bend down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressure
- a sagging roof
- The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain.
- Your skin starts to sag as you get older.
- Her shoulders sagged in defeat.
Extra Examples
- The shelf sagged under the weight of hundreds of volumes.
- a mattress that was beginning to sag in the middle
- Helga's body sagged forward.
- Martin sighed and sagged back in his chair.
- She sagged against the door.
- She seemed to visibly sag at the thought of what lay ahead.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a bit
- slightly
- visibly
- …
preposition
- against
- under
phrases
- sag in the middle
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[intransitive] to become weaker or fewer
- Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last election.
- We tried to revive her sagging spirits.

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): apparently related to Middle Low German sacken, Dutch zakken ‘subside’.

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