Definition of shag Shag

/ʃæˈg/ - [shatg] - shag

We found 30 definitions of shag from 7 different sources.

What does shag mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: shags

shag - a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
  cloth, textile, fabric, 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
shag - a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
  social dancing dancing as part of a social occasion
shag - a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
  tangle something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
shag - a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
shag - slang for sexual intercourse
  fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shtup
  carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse, sexual congress, sex act, sexual relation, copulation, coitus, coition, intercourse, congress, relation 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, filth, smut a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"
  argot, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular, jargon, cant a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

Verb

shags, shagging, shagged  

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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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • shag (Noun)
    Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
  • shag (Noun)
    Coarse shredded tobacco.
  • shag (Noun)
    A type of rough carpet pile.
  • shag (Noun)
    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.
  • shag (Noun)
    A swing dance.
  • shag (Noun)
    An act of sexual intercourse.
  • shag (Noun)
    A casual sexual partner .
  • shag (Noun)
    A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
  • shag (Verb)
    To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
  • shag (Verb)
    To shake, wiggle around.
  • shag (Verb)
    To have sexual intercourse with.
  • shag (Verb)
    To masturbate.
  • shag (Verb)
    To chase after; especially : to chase after and return a ball hit usually out of play.
  • shag (Adjective)
    hairy; shaggy.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shag (n.)
    Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair.
  • shag (n.)
    A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.
  • shag (n.)
    A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.
  • shag (n.)
    Any species of cormorant.
  • shag (a.)
    Hairy; shaggy.
  • shag (v. t.)
    To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • shag
    To take part in sexual activity (most commonly sexual intercourse) with another person for the purposes of sexual pleasure.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • shag
    shag, n. woolly hair: cloth with a rough nap: a kind of tobacco cut into shreds.—adj. rough, hairy.—v.t. to roughen, make shaggy.—v.i. (Spens.) to hang in shaggy clusters.—adjs. Shag′-eared (Shak.), having shaggy or rough ears; Shag′ged, shaggy, rough.—n. Shag′gedness.—adv. Shag′gily.—n. Shag′giness.—adjs. Shag′gy, covered with rough hair or wool: rough: rugged; Shag′-haired, having long, rough hair. [A.S. sceacga, a head of hair; Ice. skegg, beard, skagi, cape (in Shetland, skaw).]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • shag
    A small species of cormorant, Phalacrocorax graculus.

Part of speech

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  • shag, verb, present, 1st person singular of shag (infinitive).
  • shag, verb (infinitive).
  • shag, noun, singular of shags.

Pronunciation

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