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- [sag]
- /sæg/
- /sæɡ/
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- [sag]
- /sæg/
Definitions of sag word
- verb without object sag to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags. 1
- verb without object sag to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging. 1
- verb without object sag to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged. 1
- verb without object sag to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like: Our spirits began to sag. 1
- verb without object sag to decline, as in price: The stock market sagged today. 1
- verb without object sag Nautical. (of a hull) to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness. Compare hog (def 14). to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway. 1
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Origin of sag
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English saggen (v.), probably < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian sagga to move slowly (akin to Low German sacken to sink, Norwegian, Danish sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka to slow up, fall behind)
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Parts of speech for Sag
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sag popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sag usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sag
adj sag
verb sag
- bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- be off — leave
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
noun sag
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
Antonyms for sag
verb sag
- flower — the blossom of a plant.
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