sagging
下垂,下垂的,下降,下降的
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sagged, sag·ging.
- : to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- : to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging.
- : to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged.
- : to yield through weakness, lack of effort, or the like: Our spirits began to sag.
- : to decline, as in price: The stock market sagged today.
- : Nautical. to droop at the center or have excessive sheer because of structural weakness.Compare hog. to be driven to leeward; to make too much leeway.
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sagged, sag·ging.
- : to cause to sag.
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Examples
His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.
They have one big problem: Republican midterm gains had more to do with a sagging Democrat brand than an attractive GOP platform.
But most of the abandoned houses, with sagging roofs and drafty walls, are just there.
My friend cannot come to our house and sit his oft-photographed posterior on our sagging cushions.
It's a ghost town now, just a handful of weathered wooden buildings sagging beneath snow.
"Certain," said Scattergood, approaching the sheriff and drawing a huge roll of bills from his sagging trousers pocket.
It is in the Elizabethan style, with half-timber frame and sagging tile roof.
She grasped one of the poles between which a sagging blanket hung, and Weston, who held the ends of them, looked at her.
As they waddled closer they puffed under the weight of heavy belts sagging with rows of odd, translucent instruments.
An ordinary brass bracket is used in the center beneath the shelf, to keep it from sagging.