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Webster 1913 Edition


Shug

Shug

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf.
Shrug
.]
1.
To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one’s clothes, as do those who have the itch.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
2.
Hence, to crawl; to sneak.
[Obs.]
There I 'll
shug
in and get a noble countenance.
Ford.

Definition 2024


Shug

Shug

See also: shug

English

Proper noun

Shug

  1. A Scottish nickname usually applied to people with the first name Hew or Hugh or other spellings of this name.

Anagrams

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shug

See also: Shug

English

Verb

shug (third-person singular simple present shugs, present participle shugging, simple past and past participle shugged)

  1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
  2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) To crawl; to sneak.
    There I'll shug in and get a noble countenance. Ford.