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  1. 1. v. i. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. State of sinking or bending; sagging. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a shape that sags Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. cause to sag Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n:11/v:89 n. a shape that sags v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness v. cause to sag Source: ecdict

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