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   sag

   /saɡ/

   verb

   • 1. sink, subside, or bulge downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength: "she let her head sag lower and lower" Similar sinksubsideslumpcrumplelollflopcurve downhang downdipdroopswagbulgebag
   • ▪ hang down loosely or unevenly: "stockings that sagged at the knees" Similar curve downhang downdipdroopswagbulgebag
   • 2. decline to a lower level, usually temporarily: "exports are forging ahead while home sales sag" Similar falterweakenlanguishflagfadewiltshrivelwitherfailfalldeclinefallgo downdropdrop/fall offturn downdecreasediminishreducesinkslumpplummetfall off a clifftumbleinformal:crashtake a nosedivenosedive

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • ▪ the amount of a sag, measured as the perpendicular distance from the middle of the curve to the straight line between the two supporting points.
   • 2. a decline, especially a temporary one.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): apparently related to Middle Low German sacken, Dutch zakken ‘subside’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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