"sag" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sæɡ/ [Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /saɡ/ [British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales], /sæːɡ/ [Australia], /sɛɡ/ [New-Zealand], /seɪ̯ɡ/ (note: Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-sag.wav (note: SSB) Forms: sags [plural], seg [alternative, dialectal], segg [alternative, dialectal], sack [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: From earlier sag, sagg, sack, from Middle English saggen, probably from Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”), ultimately of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse søkkva (“to sink”), a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”), related to Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”). Cognate with Scots seg (“to sink”), Danish sakke (“to lag behind”), Swedish sacka (“to lag”), Icelandic sakka (“to sink”), Faroese søkka (“to sink, drop down, descend, set”), Dutch zakken (“to fall, drop, sink”), German Low German sacken (“to sink”), and German sacken (“to sink”) (from Low German). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“to walk or move heavily and slowly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saggen}} Middle English saggen, {{der|en|gml|sacken|t=to sink, drift}} Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”), {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{cog|non|søkkva|t=to sink}} Old Norse søkkva (“to sink”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sankwijaną|t=to cause to sink}} Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”), {{cog|gem-pro|*sinkwaną|t=to sink}} Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”), {{cog|sco|seg|t=to sink}} Scots seg (“to sink”), {{cog|da|sakke|t=to lag behind}} Danish sakke (“to lag behind”), {{cog|sv|sacka|t=to lag}} Swedish sacka (“to lag”), {{cog|is|sakka|t=to sink}} Icelandic sakka (“to sink”), {{cog|fo|søkka|t=to sink, drop down, descend, set}} Faroese søkka (“to sink, drop down, descend, set”), {{cog|nl|zakken|t=to fall, drop, sink}} Dutch zakken (“to fall, drop, sink”), {{cog|nds-de|sacken|t=to sink}} German Low German sacken (“to sink”), {{cog|de|sacken|t=to sink}} German sacken (“to sink”), {{cog|nds|-}} Low German, {{cog|nn|sagga|t=to walk or move heavily and slowly}} Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“to walk or move heavily and slowly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sag (countable and uncountable, plural sags)
  1. The state of sinking or bending; a droop. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of sinking or bending): хлътване (hlătvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), (het) zakken (Dutch), roikkuminen (Finnish), painuminen (Finnish), taipuminen (Finnish), cedimento [masculine] (Italian), colata (di vernice) [feminine] (Italian), cedimento [masculine] (Portuguese), afundamento [masculine] (Portuguese), caída [feminine] (Spanish), caimiento [masculine, uncommon] (Spanish), colgamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-eJJwRWCk Disambiguation of 'state of sinking or bending': 95 0 1 1 1 1 1
  2. A depression or dip in anything. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-EwLOUs1-
  3. A place where the surface of the earth, a mountain range, a ridge, etc., sinks or droops. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-j-K9BQe-
  4. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (difference in elevation): провисванв (provisvanv) [neuter] (Bulgarian), hoogteverschil [neuter] (Dutch), roikkuma (Finnish), flèche [feminine] (French), abbassamento [masculine] (Italian), høydeforskjell [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), obniżenie [neuter] (Polish), flecha [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-NoaK02wR Disambiguation of 'difference in elevation': 2 5 0 74 17 1 1
  5. The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-IE~p0MzB
  6. A region or spot where the skin has lost some of its elasticity and droops or hangs down. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-l9D06Hwi
  7. A person with sagging skin. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-flZwCuQ8 Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 1 5 5 6 5 21 5 5 19 4 3 4 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 5 2 5 4 4 5 24 4 5 18 4 4 4 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 2 5 4 5 5 22 5 5 20 4 3 4 4 4 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} sag (usually uncountable, plural sags)
  1. Alternative form of saag. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: saag
    Sense id: en-sag-en-noun-92Bru~t7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 9 4 4 10 4 18 3 4 19 3 3 3 3 3 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 1 7 4 3 6 3 16 4 6 17 4 3 5 5 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 6 2 2 5 2 11 2 4 10 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 9 4 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 2 2 6 2 13 1 2 11 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 11 5 2 2 5 2 0 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /sæɡ/ [Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /saɡ/ [British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales], /sæːɡ/ [Australia], /sɛɡ/ [New-Zealand], /seɪ̯ɡ/ (note: Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-sag.wav (note: SSB) Forms: sags [present, singular, third-person], sagging [participle, present], sagged [participle, past], sagged [past], seg [alternative, dialectal], segg [alternative, dialectal], sack [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: From earlier sag, sagg, sack, from Middle English saggen, probably from Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”), ultimately of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse søkkva (“to sink”), a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”), related to Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”). Cognate with Scots seg (“to sink”), Danish sakke (“to lag behind”), Swedish sacka (“to lag”), Icelandic sakka (“to sink”), Faroese søkka (“to sink, drop down, descend, set”), Dutch zakken (“to fall, drop, sink”), German Low German sacken (“to sink”), and German sacken (“to sink”) (from Low German). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“to walk or move heavily and slowly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saggen}} Middle English saggen, {{der|en|gml|sacken|t=to sink, drift}} Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”), {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{cog|non|søkkva|t=to sink}} Old Norse søkkva (“to sink”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sankwijaną|t=to cause to sink}} Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”), {{cog|gem-pro|*sinkwaną|t=to sink}} Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”), {{cog|sco|seg|t=to sink}} Scots seg (“to sink”), {{cog|da|sakke|t=to lag behind}} Danish sakke (“to lag behind”), {{cog|sv|sacka|t=to lag}} Swedish sacka (“to lag”), {{cog|is|sakka|t=to sink}} Icelandic sakka (“to sink”), {{cog|fo|søkka|t=to sink, drop down, descend, set}} Faroese søkka (“to sink, drop down, descend, set”), {{cog|nl|zakken|t=to fall, drop, sink}} Dutch zakken (“to fall, drop, sink”), {{cog|nds-de|sacken|t=to sink}} German Low German sacken (“to sink”), {{cog|de|sacken|t=to sink}} German sacken (“to sink”), {{cog|nds|-}} Low German, {{cog|nn|sagga|t=to walk or move heavily and slowly}} Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“to walk or move heavily and slowly”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sag (third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)
  1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-MG3J-z4I
  2. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
    (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
    Tags: broadly Translations (to give way from a vertical position): провисвам (provisvam) (Bulgarian), painua (Finnish), kallistua (Finnish), einsinken (German), absinken (German), inclinarsi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-e31Qy2kL Disambiguation of 'to give way from a vertical position': 0 53 2 0 0 42 1 1 1
  3. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
    (figuratively) 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.
    Tags: figuratively Translations (to lose firmness): verslappen (Dutch), nalaten (Dutch), doorhangen (Dutch), kolapsi (Esperanto), taipua (Finnish), notkahtaa (Finnish), s'affaisser (French), ausleiern (German), deperire (Italian), estenuarsi (Italian), smorzarsi (Italian), cedere (Italian), ceder (Portuguese) Translations (to sink): хлътвам (hlătvam) (Bulgarian), doorzakken (Dutch), doorhangen (Dutch), scheefzakken (Dutch), fleksi (Esperanto), roikkua (english: cable, rope etc.) (Finnish), painua (english: surface) (Finnish), painua (english: rod, bar etc.) (Finnish), ployer (French), durchhängen (German), flettersi (Italian), cedere (Italian), wheoro (Māori), tāwharu (Māori), بایلمق (bayılmak) (note: of plants) (Ottoman Turkish), afundar (Portuguese), проседа́ть (prosedátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), просе́сть (proséstʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ahondar (Spanish), sagga (Swedish), säcka (Swedish), sjunka (Swedish), провиса́ти (provysáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), прови́снути (provýsnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), просіда́ти (prosidáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), просі́сти (prosísty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), прогина́тися (prohynátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), прогну́тися (prohnútysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb--GC6ldnO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 9 4 4 10 4 18 3 4 19 3 3 3 3 3 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 1 7 4 3 6 3 16 4 6 17 4 3 5 5 4 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 2 8 3 3 7 4 5 9 17 6 5 8 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 6 2 2 5 2 11 2 4 10 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 9 4 3 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 2 2 6 2 13 1 2 11 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 11 5 2 2 5 2 0 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 2 6 5 4 6 4 6 6 25 6 4 5 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 2 6 4 4 5 4 6 8 21 6 5 7 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 2 6 4 4 6 3 5 7 27 5 4 6 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 2 6 5 5 6 4 5 6 25 5 4 5 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 1 5 5 3 5 3 7 9 21 6 5 8 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 1 5 5 6 5 21 5 5 19 4 3 4 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 2 6 5 5 6 4 5 6 25 5 4 5 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 2 6 4 4 6 3 5 7 27 5 4 6 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 1 10 2 2 8 14 3 3 39 3 2 3 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 1 5 4 4 5 4 6 8 20 6 5 7 5 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 2 5 4 5 5 22 5 5 20 4 3 4 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 2 6 4 4 6 3 5 7 27 5 4 6 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 1 7 3 4 6 3 5 8 25 5 5 7 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 2 6 4 4 6 4 5 6 26 5 5 6 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 8 11 37 7 6 9 7 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 10 35 10 8 7 7 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 9 38 8 7 8 7 8 7 Disambiguation of 'to lose firmness': 0 0 96 1 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of 'to sink': 25 25 49 0 0 0 0 0 0
  4. (intransitive, of a story, e.g., movie) To fail to sustain interest; to be boring. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-gnR8PIck
  5. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily. Translations (to loiter in walking): мъкна се (măkna se) (Bulgarian), slenteren (Dutch), rondhangen (Dutch), treuzelen (Dutch), löntystää (Finnish), löntystellä (Finnish), schlendern (German), barcollare (Italian), слоня́ться (slonjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-oM8iIGON Disambiguation of 'to loiter in walking': 3 3 3 0 90 0 0 0 0
  6. (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to bend): doen zakken (Dutch), plooien (Dutch), taivuttaa (Finnish), ჩაზნექა (čazneka) (Georgian), flettere (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-k4ZBnc1G Disambiguation of 'to cause to bend': 0 0 18 0 0 82 0 0 0
  7. (informal) Senses relating to clothing
    (transitive) To wear one's trousers, shorts, etc., so that their top is well below the waist.
    Tags: informal, transitive Translations (to wear pants low): ჩახდა (čaxda) (Georgian), sægge (Norwegian Bokmål), sægga (Norwegian Nynorsk), ha häng (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb--yF18eP1 Disambiguation of 'to wear pants low': 3 6 3 2 1 5 55 13 11
  8. (informal) Senses relating to clothing
    (intransitive, of trousers, shorts, etc.) To be worn so that the top is well below the waist.
    Tags: informal, intransitive, usually
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-WUOsabnJ
  9. (informal) Senses relating to clothing
    (informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.
    Tags: Canada, informal
    Sense id: en-sag-en-verb-cGiOx2g0 Categories (other): Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: antisag, sag bag, sagbend, sagflation, sagger, saggy, sagless, sag off, sag pond, sagproof, sag wagon

Inflected forms

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        "3": "saggen"
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      "expansion": "Middle English saggen",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gml",
        "3": "sacken",
        "t": "to sink, drift"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German sacken (“to sink, drift”)",
      "name": "der"
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        "3": "-"
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        "2": "søkkva",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "der"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "sakke",
        "t": "to lag behind"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish sakke (“to lag behind”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sacka",
        "t": "to lag"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "zakken",
        "t": "to fall, drop, sink"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sacken",
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      "expansion": "German Low German sacken (“to sink”)",
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        "t": "to sink"
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      "expansion": "German sacken (“to sink”)",
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      "expansion": "Low German",
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      "form": "sags",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "segg",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "hlătvane",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хлътване"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
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          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "word": "(het) zakken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "word": "roikkuminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
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          "word": "painuminen"
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          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
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          ],
          "word": "cedimento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "colata (di vernice)"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
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          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cedimento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
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          ],
          "word": "afundamento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
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          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "caída"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "tags": [
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            "uncommon"
          ],
          "word": "caimiento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 0 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "state of sinking or bending",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to sink",
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          "sense": "to sink",
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          "sense": "to sink",
          "word": "tāwharu"
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          "sense": "to sink",
          "word": "afundar"
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          "code": "ota",
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          "note": "of plants",
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          "word": "بایلمق"
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          "sense": "to lose firmness",
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          "sense": "to lose firmness",
          "word": "notkahtaa"
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          "sense": "to lose firmness",
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          "sense": "to lose firmness",
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          "sense": "to lose firmness",
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          "sense": "to lose firmness",
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        "To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.",
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        "To fail to sustain interest; to be boring."
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          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "trousers"
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        "(informal) Senses relating to clothing",
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        "(informal) Senses relating to clothing",
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      "glosses": [
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/saɡ/",
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        "Northern-England",
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        "Standard",
        "Wales"
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/sɛɡ/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/seɪ̯ɡ/",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-æɡ"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "hlătvam",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "хлътвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "doorzakken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "doorhangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "scheefzakken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "fleksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "cable, rope etc.",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "translation": "cable, rope etc.",
      "word": "roikkua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "surface",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "translation": "surface",
      "word": "painua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "rod, bar etc.",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "translation": "rod, bar etc.",
      "word": "painua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "ployer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "durchhängen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "flettersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "cedere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "wheoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "tāwharu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "afundar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "prosedátʹ",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "проседа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "proséstʹ",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "просе́сть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "ahondar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "sagga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "säcka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "sjunka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "note": "of plants",
      "roman": "bayılmak",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "word": "بایلمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "provysáty",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "провиса́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "provýsnuty",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прови́снути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "prosidáty",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "просіда́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "prosísty",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "просі́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "prohynátysja",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прогина́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "prohnútysja",
      "sense": "to sink",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прогну́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "provisvam",
      "sense": "to give way from a vertical position",
      "word": "провисвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to give way from a vertical position",
      "word": "painua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to give way from a vertical position",
      "word": "kallistua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to give way from a vertical position",
      "word": "einsinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to give way from a vertical position",
      "word": "absinken"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to give way from a vertical position",
      "word": "inclinarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "verslappen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "nalaten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "doorhangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "kolapsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "taipua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "notkahtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "s'affaisser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "ausleiern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "deperire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "estenuarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "smorzarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "cedere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to lose firmness",
      "word": "ceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "măkna se",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "мъкна се"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "slenteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "rondhangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "treuzelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "löntystää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "löntystellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "schlendern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "word": "barcollare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "slonjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to loiter in walking",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "слоня́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to cause to bend",
      "word": "doen zakken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to cause to bend",
      "word": "plooien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to cause to bend",
      "word": "taivuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "čazneka",
      "sense": "to cause to bend",
      "word": "ჩაზნექა"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to cause to bend",
      "word": "flettere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "čaxda",
      "sense": "to wear pants low",
      "word": "ჩახდა"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "note": "indossare pantaloni a vita bassa",
      "sense": "to wear pants low"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "note": "indossare pantaloni penzolanti",
      "sense": "to wear pants low"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "to wear pants low",
      "word": "sægge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "to wear pants low",
      "word": "sægga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to wear pants low",
      "word": "ha häng"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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    }
  ],
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}

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