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SHAG
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Irregular inflected forms: shagged , shagging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shag" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
Derivation:
shag (dance the shag)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Slang for sexual intercourse
Synonyms:
ass; fuck; fucking; nookie; nooky; piece of ass; piece of tail; roll in the hay; screw; screwing; shag; shtup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shag" is a kind of...):
carnal knowledge; coition; coitus; copulation; intercourse; relation; sex act; sexual congress; sexual intercourse; sexual relation (sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur)
Domain usage:
dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A fabric with long coarse nap
Example:
he bought a shag rug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shag" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Holonyms ("shag" is a part of...):
shag rug (a rug with long pile)
Derivation:
shaggy (having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A matted tangle of hair or fiber
Example:
the dog's woolly shag
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("shag" is a kind of...):
tangle (a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven)
Derivation:
shaggy (used of hair; thick and poorly groomed)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shag" is a kind of...):
baccy; tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance the shag
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "shag" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue shag
Derivation:
shag (a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn)
