dance vs shag

dance and shag both are nouns.

dance and shag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
shag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shag is a hyponym of dance; that is, shag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
shag: dance the shag

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, polka, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	shag (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	slang for sexual intercourse
a party for social dancing	a fabric with long coarse nap
a party of people assembled for dancing	a matted tangle of hair or fiber
	a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

dance (verb)	shag (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	dance the shag
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

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