Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term sagging in folds in the thesaurus.
Try one of these suggestions:
sacking  sagging  sequence  shaking  shocking  sickness  soaking  squeezing  succinct 

Consider searching for the individual words sagging, in, or folds.
Dictionary Results for sagging:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sagging
    adj 1: hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) [syn:
           drooping, droopy, sagging]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sag \Sag\ (s[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sagged; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Sagging.] [Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG.
   sacken, D. zakken. Cf. Sink, v. i.]
   1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied
      pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or
      cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn;
      the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or
      settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag
      one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; 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. [R.]
      [1913 Webster]

            The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear,
            Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.
                                                  --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop
      heavily.
      [1913 Webster]

   To sag to leeward (Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of
      the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of
      a vessel. --Totten.
      [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sagging \Sag"ging\, n.
   A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in
   consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching
   downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf.
   Hogging.
   [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy