English Dictionary

sag

/sæɡ/

verb

To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane. / (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.

The ship began to sag in the middle.

意味（1）

To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.

A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.

意味（2）

(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.

A building may sag one way or another.

意味（3）

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.

意味（4）

To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

意味（5）

(transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.

意味（6）

(informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.

意味（7）

(informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants.