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sag

/sæɡ/ verbo C2

En español: ahondar

  1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane. · A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.· The floor of a room sags.
  2. To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position. · A building may sag one way or another.· The door sags on its hinges.
  3. 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. (figuratively)
  4. To fail to sustain interest; to be boring. (intransitive) · The movie really sags after the chase scene.
  5. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
  6. To cause to bend or give way; to load. (transitive)
  7. To wear one's trousers, shorts, etc., so that their top is well below the waist. (informal, transitive) · He sags his pants real low.
  8. To be worn so that the top is well below the waist. (informal, intransitive) · His pants were sagging low.

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De la biblioteca

So I do not call ye my brothers any more, but sag [dogs], as a man should.
The Jungle Book, p. 25 · B2
Within, the ceilings were corrugated with heavy oaken beams, and the uneven floors sagged into sharp curves.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 59 · B2

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