fag

n.

1. 1. A student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class.
   2. A drudge.
2. Chiefly British. Fatiguing or tedious work; drudgery.

v., fagged, fag·ging, fags.

v.intr.

1. To work to exhaustion; toil.
2. To function as the servant of another student in a British public school.

v.tr.

To exhaust; weary: Four hours on the tennis court fagged me out.

[From fag, to droop (obsolete), perhaps from Middle English fagge. See fag end.]

fag² (făg)
n. Slang.

A cigarette.

[Short for FAG END.]

fag³ (făg)
n. Offensive Slang.

Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

[Short for FAGGOT².]

noun

1. One who works or toils tirelessly: drudge, grub, plodder, slave. Informal grind, workhorse. See work/play.
2. Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, labor, moil, toil, travail, work. Informal sweat. Idioms: sweat of one's brow. See work/play.

verb

1. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, labor, moil, strain¹, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. Idioms: break one'sbackneck. See work/play.
2. To make extremely tired. exhaust, tire out, wear out. Informal knock out, tucker (out). Slang do in, poop¹ (out). Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See tired/fresh.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
  Synonyms: fagot, faggot, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf

Meaning #2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
  Synonyms: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt

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The verb fag has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: act as a fag for older boys, in British public schools

Meaning #2: work hard
  Synonyms: labor, labour, toil, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil

Meaning #3: exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress
  Synonyms: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fatigue

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - træls arbejde, slid, udmattelse, slave
v. intr. - slide og slæbe, trælle
v. tr. - udmatte, lade slide og slæbe

2.
n. - smøg, cigaret

idioms:

• fag end    skod

3.
n. - bøsse, homosexuel

Nederlands (Dutch)
peuk, vervelend werk, werkezel, homo (negatief), uitputting, knecht (jongere scholier), als knechtje (op school) functioneren, hard werken, uitputten

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) corvée, (GB, École) jeune élève au service d'un grand élève, dans les écoles privées anglaises (arg)
v. intr. - s'épuiser
v. tr. - éreinter

2.
n. - sèche, clope (arg)

idioms:

• fag end    mégot, bout

3.
n. - (US) pédé (injur)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schinderei, (fig) Arbeitspferd, hart Arbeitende(r), harte Arbeit, Diener, der einem anderen Schüler bestimmte Dienste leistet
v. - erschöpfen, sich bedienen lassen, zu niederen Dienste zwingen

2.
n. - Glimmstengel

idioms:

• fag end    Kippe

3.
n. - (Slang) Schwuler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγγαρεία, χαμαλίκι, ξεθέωμα, βαριά δουλειά, (καθομ.) τσιγάρο, (Βρετ.) (εσωτερικός) μαθητής υποχρεωμένος να υπηρετεί τους αρχαιότερους, (ΗΠΑ) συκιά, αδερφή
v. - μοχθώ, κουράζω, εξαντλώ, κάνω νίλα/καψόνι σε, αγγαρεύω

idioms:

• fag end    αποτσίγαρο, κν. γόπα, (καθομ.) απόσωσμα, απομεινάρι

Italiano (Italian)
cicca, finocchio, frocio, checca

idioms:

• fag end    fase finale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tarefa (f) enfadonha, cigarro (m), homossexual (m) masculino
v. - fatigar

idioms:

• fag end    bituca (f) de cigarro

Русский (Russian)
усталость, папироска, младший ученик, прислуживающий старшему, вымотать

idioms:

• fag end    окурок, негодный остаток, педик

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - esclavo
v. intr. - fatigar, hacer trabajar
v. tr. - fatigarse, trabajar como un negro

2.
n. - pitillo

idioms:

• fag end    colilla, pucho, restos

3.
n. - homosexual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knog
v. - knoga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 苦活, 苦差事, 奴仆, 受高年级生使唤的低年级学生, 苦干, 辛苦地工作, 使疲劳, 使劳累

idioms:

• fag end    没用的剩余物, 末端, 残余

2. 同性恋的男人

3. 香烟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 同性戀的男人

2.
n. - 苦活, 苦差事, 奴僕, 受高年級生使喚的低年級學生
v. intr. - 苦幹, 辛苦地工作
v. tr. - 使疲勞, 使勞累

idioms:

• fag end    沒用的剩餘物, 末端, 殘餘

3.
n. - 香煙

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 싫은 일 , 단조롭고 힘든 일
v. intr. - 열심히 하다, 잔심부름을 하다
v. tr. - 지치게 하다

2.
n. - 하급생

3.
n. - 담배, 남자동성애자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いやな仕事, 下級生, 男性同性愛者, ホモ
v. - せっせとする, 雑用をする, 疲れさせる

idioms:

• fag end    切れ端, 吸いがら

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حمل متعب , كدح , تلميذ صغير يخدم تلميذ أكبر منه (فعل) يقوم بعمل مرهق , يكدح , يعمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עבודה מעייפת, עמל‬
v. intr. - ‮יגע, עמל‬
v. tr. - ‮ייגע, התיש‬
n. - ‮סיגריה‬
n. - ‮הומו‬

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