shag

/ʃæɡ/

noun

  1. 1

    Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.

  2. 2

    Coarse shredded tobacco.

  3. 3

    A type of rough carpet pile.

  4. 4

    Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.

  5. 5

    A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.

verb

  1. 1

    To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.

  2. 2

    To hang in shaggy clusters.

adjective

  1. 1

    Hairy; shaggy.

noun

  1. 1

    Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.

noun

  1. 1

    A swing dance.

  2. 2

    An act of sexual intercourse.

  3. 3

    A casual sexual partner.

verb

  1. 1

    To shake, wiggle around.

  2. 2

    To have sexual intercourse with.

  3. 3

    To have sexual intercourse.

  4. 4

    To masturbate.

  5. 5

    To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.

  6. 6

    To perform the dance called the shag.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Friend; mate; buddy.

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