Sag vs Depress - What's the difference?
sag | depress |
The state of sinking or bending; sagging.
The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
The difference height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
(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.
* Shakespeare
To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
To cause to bend or give way; to load.
(informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
* 2003 , Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants (page 173)
To press down.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
(math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
As verbs the difference between sag and depress
is that sag is to sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane while depress is (move_downward)To press down.As a noun sag
is the state of sinking or bending; sagging.As an initialism SAG
is (on a letter), Saint Anthony Guard (or Guide).As an acronym SAG
is screen Actors Guild.sag
English
Etymology 1
From late (etyl) saggen, probably of Scandinavian/(etyl) origin (compare Norwegian ); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka, Old Norse sokkva. Compare also Low German sacken, Dutch zakken.Noun
(en noun)Verb
(sagg)- A line or cable supported by its ends sags , even if it is tightly drawn.
- The floor of a room sags .
- A building may sag one way or another.
- The door sags on its hinges.
- The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "sag")Etymology 2
Noun
(-)- The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.
Anagrams
* ----depress
English
Verb
(es)- Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
- Winter depresses me.
- Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.