How to pronounce “sag”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
• The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
• The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
• A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
• [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.
• (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.
• To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
• (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
• (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
• (informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.

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