A heavy load is causing the plank to sag in the middle.
Source: tatoeba (5263020)
Sag
//sæɡ//
Synonyms for "sag" (192 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
Related words (96)
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Noun(3 words)
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1 entriesderived
12 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
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Translations
85 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- провисванв noun (difference in elevation)
- хлътване noun (state of sinking or bending)
- мъкна се verb (to loiter in walking)
- провисвам verb (to give way from a vertical position)
Dutch
4 entries- (het) zakken noun (state of sinking or bending)
- hoogteverschil noun (difference in elevation)
- doen zakken verb (to cause to bend)
- doorhangen verb (to sink)
Esperanto
2 entries- fleksi verb (to sink)
- kolapsi verb (to lose firmness)
Finnish
4 entries- painuminen noun (state of sinking or bending)
- roikkuma noun (difference in elevation)
- roikkuminen noun (state of sinking or bending)
- taipuminen noun (state of sinking or bending)
French
3 entries- flèche noun (difference in elevation)
- ployer verb (to sink)
- s'affaisser verb (to lose firmness)
Georgian
2 entries- ჩაზნექა verb (to cause to bend)
- ჩახდა verb (to wear pants low)
German
4 entries- absinken verb (to give way from a vertical position)
- ausleiern verb (to lose firmness)
- durchhängen verb (to sink)
- einsinken verb (to give way from a vertical position)
Italian
4 entries- abbassamento noun (difference in elevation)
- cedimento noun (state of sinking or bending)
- colata (di vernice) noun (state of sinking or bending)
- barcollare verb (to loiter in walking)
Māori
2 entries- tāwharu verb (to sink)
- wheoro verb (to sink)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- høydeforskjell noun (difference in elevation)
- sægge verb (to wear pants low)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sægga verb (to wear pants low)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بایلمق verb (to sink)
Polish
1 entries- obniżenie noun (difference in elevation)
Portuguese
4 entries- afundamento noun (state of sinking or bending)
- cedimento noun (state of sinking or bending)
- afundar verb (to sink)
- ceder verb (to lose firmness)
Russian
3 entries- просе́сть verb (to sink)
- проседа́ть verb (to sink)
- слоня́ться verb (to loiter in walking)
Spanish
4 entries- caimiento noun (state of sinking or bending)
- caída noun (state of sinking or bending)
- colgamiento noun (state of sinking or bending)
- flecha noun (difference in elevation)
Swedish
4 entries- ha häng verb (to wear pants low)
- sagga verb (to sink)
- sjunka verb (to sink)
- säcka verb (to sink)
Ukrainian
4 entries- прови́снути verb (to sink)
- провиса́ти verb (to sink)
- прогина́тися verb (to sink)
- прогну́тися verb (to sink)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The party's candidate began to sag in the polls.
Source: tatoeba (5263022)
The sag of that bag makes it unappealing to wear.
Source: tatoeba (6166045)
During the SAG ceremony in LA, they raised one million dollars for the Facelifts For Tots charity.
Source: tatoeba (6586463)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
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