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1BrE /sæɡ/NAmE /sæɡ/

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(-gg-)1 [intransitive] to hang or bend down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressurea 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 [intransitive] to become weaker or fewerTheir share of the vote sagged badly at the last election. We tried to revive her sagging spirits.

 sag noun [uncountable, countable, usually singular]Weight has caused the sag. see sb's jaw dropped/fell/sagged at jaw n.

ˌsag ˈoff| sag off sth (BrE, informal) to stay away from school or work when you should be there, or leave before you shouldWe sagged off school and wrote the song. She sagged off from a double maths lesson.

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