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droop

n. a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"

sag down, cause to sag

v. cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"

flag, swag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

stoop, crouch, bow, bend down

v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

break, breach, violate, transgress, go against, infract, be in violation of

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

slip, mistake, err, be incorrect, be in the wrong, commit an error, make a mistake

v. to make a mistake or be incorrect

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

buckle, crumple

v. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"

drape

v. "drape a cloth"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

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