1 [U] a strong type of tobacco cut into long thin pieces
2 [C] a large black sea bird with a long neck
3 [C,usually sing.] (BrE, !!!, slang) an act of sex with sb:
Fancy a shag?
verb (-gg-) [V, VN] (BrE, !!!, slang) to have sex with sb
adjective [onlybeforenoun] used to describe a carpet, etc. that has long woollen threads
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