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shag

noun
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  1. [countable, usually singular] (British English, taboo, slang) an act of sex with somebody性交
  2. [countable] a large black bird with a long neck that lives near the sea鸬鹚Topics Birdsc2
  3. [uncountable] a strong type of tobacco cut into long thin pieces 浓味烟丝；粗切烟丝
    4. Word Originnoun sense 1 late Old English sceacga ‘rough matted hair’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skegg ‘beard’. noun sense 2 mid 16th cent.: perhaps a use of the adjective shag, with reference to the bird's “shaggy” crest. noun sense 3 late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

shag

verb
🔊/ʃæɡ/
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[intransitive, transitive] (British English, taboo, slang)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shag
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he / she / it shags
🔊/ʃæɡz/
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past simple shagged
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past participle shagged
🔊/ʃæɡd/
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-ing form shagging
🔊/ˈʃæɡɪŋ/
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  1. shag (somebody) to have sex with somebody和…性交
    Word Originverb late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

shag

adjective
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[only before noun]
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  1. used to describe a carpet, etc., usually made of wool, that has long threads（地毯等）长绒的
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShag is used with these nouns:
    • carpet
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    Word Originadjective late Old English sceacga ‘rough matted hair’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skegg ‘beard’.