sagging
From WikiWord, the free dictionary
English
Definitions
verb
- 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.”
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.“A building may sag one way or another.”
- 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 loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
noun
- The act of something that sags.
- A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
adjective
- (of a person or clothes) Worn low on the waist, or wearing pants or shorts low on the waist.
Related words
Synonyms
droopingdroopylaxslumpingfailingdefaultingsettlinglackingcollapsingdewlapswagsulkingslattingoscitationslumpbellying