Stag

  • 21stag — [ stæg ] noun count 1. ) a male DEER 2. ) a man who goes to a party alone and does not bring a woman friend …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22stag- — *stag , *stah germ.?, schwach. Verb: nhd. feststehen, steif sein ( Verb); ne. stand (Verb), be (Verb) stiff; Hinweis: s. *staga ; Etymologie: s. ing. *stāk , *stek , Verb …

    Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • 23Stag — Stag, das; [e]s, e[n] (Seemannssprache [Stahl]tau zum Verspannen eines Mastes) …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 24stag- —     stag     English meaning: to drop, drizzle     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sickern, tröpfeln, leise rinnen”     Material: Gk. στάζω, στάξω σταγῆναι “drip, trickle, einträufeln tr., drip, trickle lassen; drip, trickle intr., rinnen”, στακτός… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 25stag — ► NOUN 1) a fully adult male deer. 2) an adult male turkey. 3) (before another noun ) (of a social gathering) attended by men only. 4) Brit. Stock Exchange a person who applies for shares in a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit …

    English terms dictionary

  • 26stag|er — «STAY juhr», noun. 1. a person of long experience or employment in an office, a profession, etc.; old hand; veteran. 2. = coach horse. (Cf. ↑coach horse) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27stag — Speculator who buys and sells stocks to hold for short intervals to make quick profits. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary One who applies for a new issue in the hope of being able to sell the shares allotted to him/her at a profit as soon as dealing …

    Financial and business terms

  • 28stag — n. & v. n. 1 an adult male deer, esp. one with a set of antlers. 2 Brit. Stock Exch. a person who applies for shares of a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit. 3 a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman. v.tr …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29stag — I. noun (plural stags) Etymology: Middle English stagge, from Old English stagga; akin to Old Norse andarsteggi drake Date: 12th century 1. or plural stag an adult male red deer; also the male of various other deer (especially genus Cervus) 2 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30stag — staglike, adj. /stag/, n., v., stagged, stagging, adj., adv. n. 1. an adult male deer. 2. the male of various other animals. 3. a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman. 4. Informal. See stag party. 5. a swine or bull… …

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