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Meaning of 'shag' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shag [ a.]
- Hairy; shaggy.
2 . Shag [ n.]
- Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair.
- A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.
- A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.
- Any species of cormorant.
3 . Shag [ v. t.]
- To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.

Meaning of 'shag' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shag [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a fabric with long coarse nap
Example in sentence:
  • he bought a shag rug
Meaning (2):
- a matted tangle of hair or fiber
Example in sentence:
  • the dog's woolly shag

Nearby Words:

shab shabbed shabbily shabbiness shabbing shabble shabby shabrack shack shackatory

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