English verb: sag |
1. | sag (motion) droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness |
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| Examples | The children sag in the rocking chair, There sag some children in the rocking chair |
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| Synonyms | droop, flag, swag |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | drop, drop down, sink |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bag, slouch, slump |
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2. | sag (motion) cause to sag |
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| Samples | The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably.
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| Synonyms | sag down |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | drop, drop down, sink |
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