Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fag
2 senses of fag
Sense 1
fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf -- (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
=> gay man, shirtlifter -- (a homosexual man)
Sense 2
cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag -- (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)
=> roll of tobacco, smoke -- (tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fag
3 senses of fag
Sense 1
fag -- (act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools)
=> serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist -- (work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years")
Sense 2
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil -- (work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long")
=> work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")
Sense 3
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")
=> indispose -- (cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed")