Definizione monolingua

sag

sag (third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)

1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
2. (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
4. (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
5. (informal) To wear ones trousers so that their top is well below the waist.

sag (plural sags)

1. The state of sinking or bending; sagging.
2. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
3. The difference height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.

sag

1. soft

Definizione dizionario sag

abbassamento

abbassarsi

calare

calo

cedere

cedimento

curvare

curvarsi

depressione

diminuire

diminuzione

inclinazione

insellamento

piegarsi

Altri significati:

sink

(informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.

To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

(transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.

The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.

(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.

To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.

The state of sinking or bending; sagging.