sag
IPA: sˈæg
noun
- The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
- The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
- 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.
- Alternative form of saag [An Indian dish made from greens (usually spinach) cooked down to a thick paste.]
- Acronym of Screen Actors Guild.
- (LGBT) Initialism of straight-acting gay.
- (astrology, informal) Clipping of Sagittarius. [(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki.]
- Alternative letter-case form of SAG (“Screen Actors Guild”)
verb
- To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- (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.
- To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
- (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
- (informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.
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Examples of "sag" in Sentences
- Cats were sagged on the chair.
- The entire building sags to the side.
- His body is sagged because of tiredness.
- She realized that his shoulders are sagged.
- He tried to lift up when the curtain sagged.
- The shoulders were sagged and the head dropped.
- Teresa was sad to see his head sagged with grief.
- The edges of the sheet gradually sag as the sheet advances.
- And there are times the Spurs seem to sag from the pressure.
- Ptosis of the breast refers to drooping or sagging of the breast.
- The bottom of the container also has additional strength and does not sag.
- I even have a middle that is thought out and will not sag, which is a first for me.
- Its sag is evidence of a relaxed sensual appreciation of the good things in life, talk, sex music and food.
- As to the shelves themselves, long shelves of softer woods will inevitably sag, which is unpleasant to look at.
- Incidentally, Lloyd, why do you call the sag-faced moron 'Gordon' when you refer to Dave as 'Cameron' and Clegg as 'Clegg'.
- I've specially engineered this bra to completely eliminate movement during running therefore reducing pain and long term sag!
- Yeah … if this could be designed so that it didn’t ‘chip apart’ over time and the middle didn’t sag from the weight … this is great.
- Even on the part of diligent players there will sometimes appear to be a tendency to sag from the high level of performance required.