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shag
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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.]

shag 1
Noun
1. coarse shredded tobacco
2. a matted tangle of hair or wool
Adjective
(of a carpet) having long thick woollen threads [Old English sceacga]

shag 2
Noun
a kind of cormorant [special use of shag1 (with reference to its crest)]

shag 3
Verb
[shagging, shagged] Brit, Austral & NZ slang
1. Taboo to have sexual intercourse with (a person)
2. shagged out exhausted [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shag - a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
baccy, tobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
2.shag - a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
tangle - a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
3.shag - a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
shag rug - a rug with long pile
4.shag - slang for sexual intercourse
carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
5.shag - a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
Verb1.shag - dance the shag
trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"


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