shag

/ʃæg/

Thân thiện

A couple dances the shag on a wooden floor.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of lively dance: A dance step characterized by hopping on each foot in turn.
   • Coarse, shredded tobacco: A strong type of tobacco that has been cut into coarse shreds.
   • A fabric with a long, coarse nap: A textile with a deep, rough pile, often used for carpets or rugs.
   • A tangled mass: A matted or tangled clump, especially of hair or fiber.
   • A bird: A type of crested cormorant (often capitalized in this sense: Shag).

2. Verb:

   • To dance the shag: To perform the specific dance called the shag.
   • To make tangled or matted: To cause something to become a tangled mass (less common).

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • They danced the shag all night at the beach party.
  • He filled his pipe with strong shag.
  • The living room had a soft, brown shag carpet.
  • The old rope was nothing but a wet shag of fibers.
  • We saw a Shag perched on the coastal rocks.

• Verb:

  • Can you shag? It's a popular swing dance.
  • The wind and rain had shagged the sheep's wool. (archaic/rare)

Advanced Usage

• "In a shag": In a state of being tangled or matted.
  • Her hair was in a complete shag after the boat ride.

Variants and Related Words

• Shaggy (adj): Having long, rough, or matted hair, fiber, or nap.
  • The shaggy dog ran through the field.
• Shagpile (n): A type of carpet with a deep, soft pile (a synonym for shag carpet).
  • The 1970s room was famous for its orange shagpile.

Synonyms

• Noun (dance): Jitterbug, swing dance.
• Noun (tobacco): Coarse-cut, loose tobacco.
• Noun (fabric): Deep-pile, long-pile carpet.
• Noun (tangle): Matted mass, snarl, clump.
• Verb (dance): To jitterbug, to swing.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "Shag carpet": A carpet with a deep, shaggy pile. Often used to describe 1970s interior style.
  • The basement still has the original green shag carpet.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
2. slang for sexual intercourse
3. a fabric with long coarse nap
   • he bought a shag rug
4. a matted tangle of hair or fiber
   • the dog's woolly shag
5. a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

Verb

1. dance the shag