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noun

Definition of shagnext
as in bob

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verb

as in to bound

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Recent Examples of shag
Verb
From flocked wallcovering in my bathroom, to shag carpet in my bedroom, to the ribbed velvet corduroy sofa in the den, texture was everywhere. — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026 My son was shagging fly balls and his dad was throwing BP to him with our scouting staff on Field 1 in Florida. — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 Beyond the occasional knee bobbing and finger tapping, there’s no jiving, shagging, or small talk here. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2025 Rivera, who always loved to shag flyballs during his playing days, hurt himself while manning center field during a Willie Randolph at-bat. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shag
  1. bob
  2. bound
  3. crop
  4. skip
  5. trim
  6. leap
  7. fade
  8. lope
Noun
  • Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With their powers combined, Mena and Cunningham found a way to make a blonde bob feel so right for fall.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bob
Verb
  • Christian Moore hit an infield single with two outs and the bases loaded that bounded off reliever Taylor Rogers' leg to score Zach Neto and give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thirty years ago, with the eyes of the world upon her, Janet Evans carried an Olympic torch and bounded up a ramp inside Atlanta’s Olympic Stadium to pass the flame to the greatest of all time.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bound
Noun
  • This year’s Super El Niño has raised questions about the Vietnamese and Brazilian coffee crops.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • When weather is so difficult, farmers often look for new ways to protect their crops and their bottom line.
    — Joshua A. Bickel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of crop
Verb
  • Insider tip As this is a B&B, don't skip the breakfast, which is à la carte and more than worth waking up for.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But my research shows that official counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process.
    — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of skip
Noun
  • That made the electrical connection effortless; the only real work was routing and hiding the cables behind the interior trim.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The trim, painted in Benjamin Moore’s Jade Romanesque, traces throughout the home.
    — Alex Beggs, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • His second, on a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone, put Texas ahead 17-3 in the second quarter.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But Maiava uncorked a deep pass to Corey Simms, who leaped in front of a Rutgers cornerback to catch it, then sprinted for an unexpectedly easy 52-yard touchdown.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of leap
Noun
  • As Leslie Josephs writes, while some old restrictions fade, security officials are confronting a new generation of threats, including drones, cyberattacks and AI.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The streets are deserted, the glow of the floodlights on the wreckage fade behind him.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fade
Verb
  • After sunset, when everyone lopes back from the beach, there are a few couples hitching their gear onto motor scooters and a few families carrying babies, bags, and boards, toddlers in tow.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of lope

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