shagged

verb

past tense of shag
as in bounded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shagged
  1. bounded
  2. leaped
  3. skipped
  4. trotted
  5. sprang
  6. jogged
  7. sprinted
  8. humped
Verb
  • Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The sow bounded away a few feet and then glanced back at him.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • But Meta delayed removal for days as the ad leaped from four impressions to 330.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong leaped and angled his body in a way that looked like a version of the iconic Jumpman logo.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Wilson skipped a pass to Adams, who sent a wobbler to Kenny Golladay for a 34-yard completion.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After many other high-profile titles skipped this year’s edition, McDonagh’s film felt like the only obvious Oscar player in the bunch.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The next day, Magglio Ordóñez trotted right by him on his way around the bases after his pennant-clinching home run.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of trotted
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  • For the only time all season, Coach Tony Marandos sprung those creaky knees off the bench, stood up and let out a yell.
    — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Her rehab team heard about the plan and sprung into action, planning bachelor and bachelorette parties to be held at the hospital.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprang
Verb
  • Later in the frame, Chisholm jogged home slowly after Wells homered off Morán.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • The ball rolled all the way into the Rays’ bullpen in foul territory while Taylor sprinted to third.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The siren let out a deafening wail, and eight jumpers sprinted to nearby racks of gear.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprinted
Verb
  • Scientists rescued 34 endangered humped tree snails from Guam by collecting them in empty peanut butter jars ahead of a powerful typhoon.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Poison Ivy Rorshach shimmied in a fishnet bodysuit, swinging her guitar to the band’s big beats from Badsville, while frontman Lux Interior ate his microphone, humped the floor, and then came again (pun intended) as Elvis Fucking Christ.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of humped
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