shag vs cloth

shag and cloth both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of shag; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than shag:

shag: a fabric with long coarse nap
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of shag include fabric, material, textile.

shag (noun)	cloth (noun)
a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
slang for sexual intercourse
a fabric with long coarse nap
a matted tangle of hair or fiber
a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

shag (verb)	cloth (verb)
dance the shag