stag

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/stæɡ/

noun 5verb 2adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

majestic, male, over, roaring

VERB + STAG

dance, heard, hunted, party, riding, throw, went

STAG + NOUN

bay, beetle, beetles, extinction, night, paddy, prom

PREP.

in, into, on

ADV.

ever, highly

Definitions

noun

An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.

The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.

A young horse (colt or filly).

A male turkey: a turkeycock.

A romping girl; a tomboy.

An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).

verb

To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.

To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

adv

Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

hart

verb — watch, observe, or inquire secretly

verb — give away information about somebody

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.

Wiktionary

a stag dance; a stag party; a stag bar

Wiktionary

The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

Wiktionary

My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.

Wiktionary

He drew a bead on a stag at bay.

Tatoeba · #301668

I went stag to the prom.

Tatoeba · #839735

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, stag is marked as obsolete, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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