sag
a shape that sags - there was a sag in the chair seat • Syn: droop • Derivationally related forms: droopy (for: droop), droop (for: droop) • Hypernyms: depression, impression, imprint
1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness (Freq. 5) • Syn: droop, swag, flag • Derivationally related forms: droop (for: droop) • Hypernyms: sink, drop, drop down • Hyponyms: slump, slouch, bag • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - The children sag in the rocking chair - There sag some children in the rocking chair 2. cause to sag (Freq. 1) - The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably • Syn: sag down • Hypernyms: sink, drop, drop down • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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