(obsolete) Hairy; shaggy.

Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.

(intransitive) To shake, wiggle around. / (UK, Scotland, Ireland, transitive, vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse with. / (intransitive, vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse.

(dance, sometimes capitalized) A swing dance. / (slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse. / (slang, vulgar) A casual sexual partner.

(Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.

(West Country) Friend; mate; buddy.

A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

(countable) The traditional Jewish greeting of "shalom". / (Judaism, uncountable) Peace.

To greet somebody with "shalom".

Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring. / (South Africa) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).