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shag




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shag
     1. n. Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
     2. n. Coarse shredded tobacco.
     3. n. A type of rough carpet pile.
     4. n. (archaic) Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
     5. n. (archaic) A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.
     6. v. To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
     7. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To hang in shaggy clusters.
     8. adj. (obsolete) hairy; shaggy
     9. n. Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or (vern, European shag), Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.
     10. v. (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
     11. v. (transitive, vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
     12. v. (Indian, transitive, vulgar slang) To masturbate.
     13. v. To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
     14. v. To perform the dance called the shag.
     15. n. A swing dance.
     16. n. (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
     17. n. (slang) A casual sexual partner.
     18. n. (Canada, Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
     19. n. (West Country) Friend; mate; buddy.



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