sag

sag

verb

Definition of SAG

1

to be limp from lack of water or vigor <the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat>

Synonyms flag, hang, loll, sag, swag, wilt

Related Words slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yield

Near Antonyms distend, stiffen; rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl

2

to decline gradually from a standard level <sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months>

Synonyms sag

Related Words drop, fall, slump; flag, sink, slacken, slow (down), weaken; abate, contract, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane

Near Antonyms rocket, shoot (up), soar; balloon, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax; crest, peak, surge

3

to lose bodily strength or vigor <after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag>

Synonyms decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, wither

Related Words break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain