shag 1 (sh g)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.
[Middle English *shagge, from Old English sceacga, matted hair.] |
shag 2 (sh g)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.
[Origin unknown.] |
shag 3 (sh g)n. Either of two marine birds (Phalacrocorax aristotelis or P. punctatus) of Europe and North Africa, related to the cormorant.
[Perhaps from its shaggy crest.] |
shag 4 (sh g)tr.v. shagged, shag·ging, shags 1. To chase and bring back; fetch. 2. Baseball To chase and catch (fly balls) in practice.
[Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake.] |
shag 5 (sh g)v. shagged, shag·ging, shags Chiefly British Vulgar Slang v.tr. To engage in sexual intercourse with. v.intr. To engage in sexual intercourse.
[Perhaps from obsolete shag, to shake, wiggle.] |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | shagged - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs"rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" |
Translations shagged [ʃægd] shagged out adj ( Brit) ( fam!) → distrutto/a, a pezzi shagged [ʃægd] shagged out adj ( Brit) ( fam!) → distrutto/a, a pezzi
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