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Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
sag
This term evokes a sense of gradual collapse or a slow surrender to gravity. It describes a loss of structural integrity, whether in a physical object like a shelf or in biological tissue like aging skin. The imagery is one of heaviness and exhaustion, where the tension that once held something taut has vanished.
When applied to emotions or energy, it describes a waning of momentum. It suggests a slow decline rather than a sudden crash, mirroring the physical act of a surface dipping slowly under a load. This makes it particularly effective for describing fading enthusiasm or a drop in productivity over time.
Meanings
Examples
The clothesline started to sag in the middle because of the wet towels.
These pants are too big and they sag around my waist.
My energy always seems to sag around three in the afternoon.
The old fence is sagging so much that the gate will not close.
I can see a slight sag in the ceiling after the leak.
Her shoulders sagged as she read the disappointing news.
The bridge began to sag under the pressure of the floodwaters.
Why does this sofa have such a deep sag in the center?