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sag

 
/sæg/ v [I] (-gg-)

Definition

to bend or sink lower: It was a ramshackle building and its roof sagged. Her shoulders sagged wearily. Sag also means to become weaker or less firm: Muscles sag when you reach your 50s. The economy is sagging.
(Definition of sag v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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