Stag
31stag — 1. noun /stæɡ/ a) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. The stag will be held in the hotels ballroom b) The male of certain other species of large deer. Syn …
32stag — [[t]stæg[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. stagged, stag•ging 1) mam zool. an adult male deer 2) mam zool. the male of various other animals 3) a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman 4) inf stag party 5) ahb. a swine or bull castrated… …
33stag — adj., adv. unaccompanied by a member of the opposite sex 1) to go stag 2) (misc.) a stag party * * * [stæg] (misc.) a stag party [ unaccompanied by a member of the opposite sex ] to go stag …
34stag — noun (C) 1 a fully grown male deer 2 BrE someone who buys shares (share2 (5)) in a new company, hoping to sell them quickly and make a profit 3 go stag AmE informal if a man goes stag he goes to a party without a woman see also: stag night, stag… …
35stag — 1. mod. having to do with someone going to a party without a date. (Originally said of a male.) □ He decided to ignore her and go stag. □ A bunch of the guys got together and went stag to the dance. 2. mod. having to do with a gathering for men… …
36Stag — Recorded as the English Stagg, Stagge and the rare plural Staggs or Stagges, and the Scottish Stag and Staig, this is a surname of pre 7th century origins. It derives from the Olde English word stagga through the later medieval stag, and as such… …
37stag — Steg Steg (st[e^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals. Cf. {Stag}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gander. [Written also {stag}.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …
38stag — pornographic It is incorrectly assumed that all male parties favour such titillation: But you can go to late night stag movies piped into our place. (C. Forbes, 1983) For stag month see steg month …
39stag — UK [stæɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms stag : singular stag plural stags a male deer …
40stag — /stæg / (say stag) noun 1. an adult male deer. 2. the male of various other animals. 3. Colloquial a man, especially one at a social gathering exclusively for men. 4. an animal castrated after maturation of the sex organs. 5. Finance an investor… …
