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View usage for: (stæg) Word forms: plural stagscountable nounA stag is an adult male deer belonging to one of the larger species of deer. Stags usually have large branch-like horns called antlers. (stæɡ) noun1. the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer 2. a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering 3. stock exchange, Britisha. a speculator who applies for shares in a new issue in anticipation of a rise in price when trading commences in order to make a quick profit on resale b. (as modifier) stag operations 4. (modifier) (of a social gathering) attended by men only 5. (modifier) pornographic in content a stag show adverb6. without a female escort verb (transitive)7. stock exchange to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences Word origin Old English stagga (unattested); related to Old Norse steggr male bird (stæg) nounWord forms: plural stags or stag1. a full-grown male deer, esp. a hart or a caribou 2. a male animal, esp. a hog, castrated in maturity 3. USa. a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman b. a social gathering attended by men only adjective4. US for men only a stag dinner verb transitiveWord forms: stagged or ˈstagging5. British, Slang to observe or follow secretly or furtively; spy on verb intransitive6. US to go to a party, etc. as a stag (sense 3) stag (sense 3a) Word origin ME < OE stagga, akin to ON (andar)steggi, drake < IE base * stegh-, to stick, pierce © Eric Isselee, shutterstock Examples of 'stag' in a sentencestag So what makes the perfect stag night?Things go from bad to worse at the stag and hen dos.Then convert the stag weekend into a stag night and you would nearly be there.The resort is popular for stag and hen trips.The cost increases when stag and hen weekends take place abroad.Red deer stags are numerous in the area, although attacks on humans are virtually unheard of.It would appear that the white stag can roam the Highlands in safety.Two days before the wedding, we had our stag and hen dos.Three thirtysomethings on a stag weekend are in a car heading out of Reykjavik.It shows a stag hunt, accompanied by more unlikely woodland animals such as a monkey and a tortoise.Those who have visited Reykjavik merely for a weekend on a stag or hen do have missed a trick.Mr Crisp was walking his dogs when he got a call from his brother saying he had seen the stag.Common sense seems to be something that Blackpool council feels stag and hen parties lack when they come to his town.Autumn, at bedtime, the sound of roaring red deer stags echoes around the night hills.Those who did the killing challenged centuries of legend, which says that those who kill a sacred white stag bring down a curse upon their heads.Under present hunting laws, dogs can still be used to follow a scent - but must not kill foxes or stags.We join him in autumn, with the building of a new hide to watch badgers, and the stalking of red stags.In the mirror, I could see the stag party staring at me. British English: stag NOUN A stag is an adult male deer belonging to one of the larger species of deer. Stags usually have large branch-like horns called antlers. - American English: stag
- Brazilian Portuguese: cervo
- Chinese: 成年雄鹿
- European Spanish: ciervo
- French: cerf
- German: Hirsch
- Italian: cervo
- Japanese: 雄鹿
- Korean: 수사슴
- European Portuguese: cervo
- Latin American Spanish: ciervo
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