Sag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a shape that sags

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈæɡ/.

Examples

there was a sag in the chair seat
The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sag down swag droop flag

Parts of Speech

noun	a shape that sags “there was a sag in the chair seat”
verb	droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
verb	cause to sag “The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably”

Word Forms

sag	verb	cause to sag
droopy	adjective	hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
droop	verb	become limp
sag	noun	a shape that sags
droop	noun	a shape that sags

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchhängen

eine Form, die durchhängt

🇫🇷French

affaissement

une forme qui s'affaisse

🇪🇸Spanish

hundimiento

una forma que se hunde

🇮🇹Italian

abbassamento

una forma che si affloscia

🇳🇱Dutch

doorzakken

een vorm die doorzakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

afundamento

uma forma que cede

🇷🇺Russian

провисать

форма, которая провисает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एसएजी

एक आकृति जो ढीली हो जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তব্ধ

একটি আকৃতি যে sags

🇮🇳Tamil

தொய்வு

தொய்வுறும் ஒரு வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుంగిపోతుంది

కుంగిపోయే ఆకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

बुडणे

ढासळणारा आकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમી

એક આકાર જે નમી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಗ್ಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಕುಗ್ಗುವ ಆಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തളർച്ച

തളർന്നുപോകുന്ന ഒരു രൂപം

🇵🇰Urdu

جھکنا

ایک شکل جو جھک جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下垂

下垂的形状

🇯🇵Japanese

たるみ

垂れ下がった形

🇰🇷Korean

처짐

처진 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xệ xuống

một hình dạng chảy xệ

🇹🇭Thai

ลดลง

รูปร่างที่ย้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

melengkung

bentuk yang melorot

🇵🇭Filipino

lumubog

isang hugis na lumubog

🇲🇾Malay

kendur

bentuk yang melorot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبلد

الشكل الذي يتدلى

🇮🇷Persian

افتادگی

شکلی که افتادگی دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

sarkma

sarkan bir şekil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁקוֹעַ

צורה שצונחת

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The primary meaning of 'sag' is 'a shape that sags'.

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