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(1) A momentary drop in voltage from the power source. Contrast with spike.

(2) (SAG) (SQL Access Group) See CLI.

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verb

1. To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly: droop, flop, loll, lop², slouch, wilt. See hang.
2. To become limp, as from loss of freshness: droop, flag², wilt. See better/worse.
3. To decline, as in value or quantity, very gradually: drop off, fall off, slip. See increase/decrease.

noun

An area sunk below its surroundings: basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, pit¹, sink, sinkhole. See convex/concave.

n

Definition: drop, decline
Antonyms: increase, rise

v

Definition: droop
Antonyms: bulge, draw up, tighten

verb intr. and trans.
verb intr. and trans., Merseyside

To play truant (from). (1959 —) .
Woman I re-visit childhood haunts in Liverpool, meet the next generation in the Cathedral grounds where we used to 'sag'—that is, play truant (1965).

[From sag, sink or hang down (with intermediate Naval sense, to drift off course).]

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abbr. for senescence-associated gene.

Previous:	SAF, SACS, SABP
Next:	SAGA complex, SAGE, SAH

For a list of words related to sagging, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - synke, hænge, dale, sætte sig, synke ned på midten, slæbe sig af sted
v. tr. - få til at synke, få til at hænge
n. - sænkning, fordybning, sakken, nedpresning, nedgang, fald, kølsænkning

2.
n. - indisk betegnelse for spinat

Nederlands (Dutch)
doorbuigen, doorzakken, hangen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - s'affaisser, ne pas être bien tendu, pendre (la poitrine), être flasque, perdre courage, baisser (une monnaie)
v. tr. - faire s'affaisser, faire pendre, faire baisser
n. - affaissement, baisse

2.
n. - épinard (terme utilisé en Inde)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - durchhängen, hängen, sinken
n. - Senkung

2.
n. - indischer Spinat

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάθομαι, υποχωρώ, (μτφ.) κρεμάω, σακουλιάζω, (για τιμή) πέφτω
n. - χαλάρωση, πτώση τιμών

Italiano (Italian)
piegarsi, cadere (detto anche di seni)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vergar
n. - barriga (f), depressão (f), arqueamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
прогиб, изгиб, кривизна, спад, ослабление, прогибаться, свисать, спадать, ослабевать, отклоняться от курса

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - hundirse, curvarse, asentarse (por presión o peso)
v. tr. - combar, empandar, hundir, reprimir
n. - combadura, comba, pandeo, hundimiento, depresión (en la tierra), deriva (mar), baja (bolsa de valores)

2.
n. - espinaca (término utilizado en India)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svikta, ge efter, sjunka, bågna, slutta, dala, mattas, driva ur kurs
n. - sättning, sjunkande, fördjupning, nedgång, prisfall, avdrift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下垂, 萎靡, 倾斜, 使下垂, 下陷, 下弯, 下垂度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 下垂, 萎靡, 傾斜
v. tr. - 使下垂
n. - 下陷, 下垂, 下彎, 下垂度

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 축 처지다, 맥이 빠지다, (가격, 가치가) 내려가다
v. tr. - ~을 처지게 하다, ~을 약화시키다
n. - 처짐, (시세의) 하락

2.
n. - (인디안어) 시금치

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 下がる, たるむ, たわむ, 流される, のらくら歩く, くじける, 下落する, たるませる
n. - 垂れ, たるみ, もたれ, 下落

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضعف, يرتخي (الاسم) موضع غائر, أنحراف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שקע באופן לא-מאוזן תחת לחץ, ירד, היה בעל בליטה או שקע בצדו התחתון, נפל, סטתה ממסלולה לצד המוגן מהרוח (ספינה), תלה ברפיון, ירידה, שקיעה‬
v. tr. - ‮השקיע באופן לא-מאוזן תחת לחץ, הוריד, הפיל‬
n. - ‮מידת השקיעה (של חבל וכו'), ירידה במחירים, שקיעה, ירידה‬
n. - ‮שיבוש של מונח אינדיאני לתרד‬

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