26984 words

sag

8 definitions • 11 examples
1
to drop down to a lower level in the middle:

Examples:

The shelf sagged under the weight of the heavy books.
a sagging roof/floor/bed
2

Examples:

The dollar held up well this morning but the pound sagged.
3
a movement or position in which something has dropped down to a lower level:

Examples:

a sag in the roof
4
a reduction in something:

Examples:

a sag in sales
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to bend or sink lower:

Examples:

It was a ramshackle building and its roof sagged.
Her shoulders sagged wearily.
7
Sag also means to become weaker or less firm:

Examples:

Muscles sag when you reach your 50s.
The economy is sagging.
8

Examples:

While returns have sagged, the cost of investing in a fund has risen by an average of 6%.
Interest rates remained low because of fears that the housing market will continue to sag.

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