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shag1 definition

shag (s̸hag)

noun

  1. Rare heavily matted wool or hair
  2. a haircut, short in front and longer in back, with multiple layers cut so as to produce a stylishly unkempt look
    1. a heavy, rough nap, as on some woolen cloth
    2. cloth with such a nap
  4. any disordered or tangled mass
  5. coarse, shredded tobacco

Etymology: ME *shagge < OE sceacga, rough hair, akin to ON skegg, beard < IE base *skek-, to spring forth > shake, Ger schicken, to send

transitive verb shagged, shagging shag′·ging

to make shaggy or rough
shag2 definition

shag (s̸hag)

noun

any of several cormorants, esp. an American double-crested species (Phalacrocorax auritus) or a European species (P. aristotelis)

Etymology: specialized use of shag with reference to the rough crest

shag3 definition

shag (s̸hag)

transitive verb shagged, shagging shag′·ging

☆ to chase after and retrieve (baseballs hit in batting practice)

Etymology: < ?

shag4 definition

shag (s̸hag)

transitive verb shagged, shagging shag′·ging

to have sexual intercourse with

noun

an act or instance of sexual intercourse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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