verb (-gg-) [V]
1 to hang or bend down in the middle, especially of weight or pressure:
a sagging roof * The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain. * Your skin starts to sag as you get older. * Her shoulders sagged in defeat.
2 to become weaker or fewer:
Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last election. * We tried to revive her sagging spirits.
sag noun [U,C,usually sing.]:
Weight has caused the sag.
IDIOMS see JAWn.
