Shagged

shag ¹  (shg)

n.

1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair.

2.

a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth.

b. Cloth having such a nap.

3. A rug with a thick rough pile.

4. Coarse shredded tobacco.

tr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags

To make shaggy; roughen.

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[Middle English *shagge, from Old English sceacga, matted hair.]

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shag ²  (shg)

n.

A dance step of the 1930s consisting of a hop on each foot in turn.

intr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags

To perform or execute this dance.

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[Origin unknown.]

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shag ³  (shg)

n.

Either of two marine birds (Phalacrocorax aristotelis or P. punctatus) of Europe and North Africa, related to the cormorant.

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[Perhaps from its shaggy crest.]

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shag ⁴  (shg)

tr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags

1. To chase and bring back; fetch.

2. Baseball To chase and catch (fly balls) in practice.

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[Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake.]

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shag ⁵  (shg)

v. shagged, shag·ging, shags Chiefly British Vulgar Slang

v.tr.

To engage in sexual intercourse with.

v.intr.

To engage in sexual intercourse.

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[Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake, wiggle.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

shagged - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" shaggy rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"