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Ragged vs Sagged - What's the difference?

ragged | sagged |

As verbs the difference between ragged and sagged

is that ragged is past tense of rag while sagged is past tense of sag.

As an adjective ragged

is rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.

ragged

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(head)
  • (rag)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.
    • a ragged coat
    a ragged sail
  • Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged.
    • ragged rocks
  • Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
  • * (rfdate) .
    • A ragged noise of mirth.
  • Wearing tattered clothes.
    • a ragged fellow
  • Rough; shaggy; rugged.
  • * (rfdate), .
    • What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 19 , author=Paul fletcher , title=Blackpool 1-2 West Ham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Allardyce's side had led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince - son of former Hammers midfielder Paul - levelled shortly after the restart, the match became increasingly stretched and ragged .}}

    Derived terms

    * ragged lady * raggedly * raggedness * ragged robin * ragged sailor * ragged school

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    sagged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sag)

    • 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)
  • 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.

    • Verb

    (sagg)
  • To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
    • A line or cable supported by its ends sags , even if it is tightly drawn.
    The floor of a room sags .
  • To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
    • A building may sag one way or another.
    The door sags on its hinges.
  • (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
    • The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.
  • 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.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "sag")

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • * 2003 , Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants (page 173)
    • The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.

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