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, droop, swag, wiltRelated Words slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yieldNear 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 slipRelated 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, waneNear 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, weaken, sink, waste (away), wilt, witherRelated Words break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run downNear Antonyms convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain

the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor Synonyms droop, hang, slack, slackness Related Words floppiness, laxity, laxness, limpness, looseness Near Antonyms rigidity, rigidness, tautness, tenseness, tension, tightness