sag
verb
[ saɡ ]
• sink, subside, or bulge downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength.
• "she let her head sag lower and lower"
Similar:
sink,
subside,
slump,
crumple,
loll,
flop,
curve down,
hang down,
dip,
droop,
swag,
bulge,
bag,
• decline to a lower level, usually temporarily.
• "exports are forging ahead while home sales sag"
Similar:
falter,
weaken,
languish,
flag,
fade,
wilt,
shrivel,
wither,
fail,
fall,
decline,
go down,
drop,
drop/fall off,
turn down,
decrease,
diminish,
reduce,
sink,
slump,
plummet,
tumble,
crash,
take a nosedive,
nosedive,
sag
noun
• a downward curve or bulge in a structure caused by weakness or excessive weight or pressure.
• "a sag in the middle necessitated a third set of wheels"
• a decline, especially a temporary one.
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): apparently related to Middle Low German sacken, Dutch zakken ‘subside’.
sag
noun
• variant spelling of saag.
saag
noun
• spinach or another leafy vegetable.
Origin:
from Hindi sāg .
