- 1[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.
- 2[intransitive] to become weaker or fewer Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last election. We tried to revive her sagging spirits.
sag
verbNAmE//sæɡ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sag he / she / it sags
past simple sagged
-ing form sagging
1 Weight has caused the sag.Idioms
2used to say that someone suddenly looked surprised, shocked, or disappointedSee sag in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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