sag
The state of sinking or bendingThe state of sinking or bending; a droop.
» The floor sagged under the heavy weight.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
(countable, uncountable)A depression or dip in anything.
(countable, uncountable)A place where the surface of the earth, a mountain range, a ridge, etc., sinks or droops.
(countable, uncountable)The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A region or spot where the skin has lost some of its elasticity and droops or hangs down.
(countable, uncountable)A person with sagging skin.
- a shape that sags
Examples
14 sentencesThe floor sagged under the heavy weight.
His shoulders sagged when he heard the news.
deEr ließ seine Schultern hängen, als er die Neuigkeit hörte. — Tamy
The party's candidate began to sag in the polls.
The sag of that bag makes it unappealing to wear.
Do you see how the roof sags in the middle?
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From earlier sag, sagg, sack, from Middle English saggen, probably from Middle Low GermanFrom earlier sag, sagg, sack, from Middle English saggen, probably from Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”), ultimately of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse søkkva (“to sink”), a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”), related to Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”).
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Forms
plural: sagsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a shape that sags:droop
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable