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/ stæg / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun an adult male deer.
the male of various other animals.
a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.
Informal . stag party.
a swine or bull castrated after maturation of the sex organs.
British . a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), stagged, stag·ging. Informal . (of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.
adjective of or for men only: a stag dinner.
intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content: a stag show.
adverb without a companion or date: to go stag to a dance.
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Origin of stag First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English stagge; akin to Old Norse steggi, steggr “male bird” (giving rise to northern English dialect steg “gander”), Icelandic steggur “male fox, tomcat”
OTHER WORDS FROM stag staglike, adjective Words nearby stag Staffordshire bull terrier, staffrider, Staffs, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major, stag , stag beetle, stage, stage brace, stage business, stagecoach
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Example sentences from the Web for stag And there happens to be a rock with stag on top of it as a monument right outside of town.
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When "Paula" stalled at Stag , Salinger must have been relieved.
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Salinger retooled it, retitled it "Paula," and sold it to Stag , a middlebrow publication for men.
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“President Zal ul-Haq refused me entry to his entourage, saying it was a stag party,” Mustafa told the audience.
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In her anger she casts a spell upon him, changing him into a stag .
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Instead, he merely breaks its hind legs, so that the stag cannot run away.
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I released my hold of the stag , who turned upon the new enemy.
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On this they uncovered their heads upon the sea shore and admired the stag , for he was indeed a splendid fellow.
At the second year they seek the female, and, like the stag , are fond of variety.
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So the lad broke off the horns, and the snake swallowed the stag .
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British Dictionary definitions for stag noun the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer
a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering
stock exchange , British 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 (as modifier ) stag operations (modifier) (of a social gathering) attended by men only
(modifier) pornographic in content a stag show
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) 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 for stag Old English stagga (unattested); related to Old Norse steggr male bird
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Idioms and Phrases with stag In addition to the idiom beginning with stag
stage fright stage whisper stag party SEE MORE ORIGINS SEE FEWER ORIGINS
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