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The correct spelling is sagged.
How to pronounce sagged
verb
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The correct spelling is sagged. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane. For example: "A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn."
Usage Examples
“A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.”
“A building may sag one way or another.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- 2.(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- 3.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.
- 4.To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- 5.To cause to bend or give way; to load.
adjective
- 1.(of pants or shorts) Worn hanging low off the waist; sagging.
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