"sagging" meaning in English

See sagging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sagging [comparative], most sagging [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sagging (comparative more sagging, superlative most sagging)
  1. (of a person or clothes) Worn low on the waist, or wearing pants or shorts low on the waist. Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-sagging-en-adj-aeSvA7Hw Disambiguation of Fashion: 31 22 0 32 15
  2. Hanging down loosely. Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-sagging-en-adj-FyhHXyj4 Disambiguation of Fashion: 31 22 0 32 15

Noun

Forms: saggings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sagging (countable and uncountable, plural saggings)
  1. The act of something that sags. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sagging-en-noun-PE~BSGmF
  2. A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-sagging-en-noun-tNq4cdLD Disambiguation of Fashion: 31 22 0 32 15

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sagging
  1. present participle and gerund of sag Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sag Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-sagging-en-verb-P1S0FicJ Disambiguation of Fashion: 31 22 0 32 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 22 6 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 5 14 10 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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