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Shagged
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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.

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

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.

[Origin unknown.]

shag 3  (shg)
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  (shg)
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  (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.

[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"


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