stag

noun

\ ˈstag

plural stags

Definition of stag

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 or plural stag : an adult male red deer also : the male of various other deer (especially genus Cervus)

2 chiefly Scotland : a young horse especially : a young unbroken stallion

3 : a male animal castrated after sexual maturity — compare steer sense 1

4 : a young adult male domestic chicken or turkey

5a : a social gathering of men only

b : one who attends a dance or party without a companion

stag

verb

stagged; stagging

Definition of stag (Entry 2 of 3)

transitive verb

British

: to spy on

intransitive verb

: to attend a dance or party without a companion

stag

adjective

Definition of stag (Entry 3 of 3)

1a : restricted to men a stag party

b : intended for a male audience especially : pornographic stag movies

2 : unaccompanied by someone of the opposite sex stag women

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Examples of stag in a Sentence

Adjective

a stash of stag flicks that were hidden in the basement

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

La Salle High School will celebrate its 34th annual stag with featured speaker Rollie Fingers, as well as Bronson Arroyo. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Hall of Fame lineup on tap for high school sports stags/dinners," 18 Jan. 2018 Country pursuits on such properties commonly include pheasant, grouse or partridge shoots, salmon fishing and stalking (crawling on rough, damp terrain under the guidance of a ghillie, or young helper, to shoot stags marked for culling). — Cathy Newman, WSJ, "A Chic Scottish Sojourn Among the Manors," 7 Dec. 2018 Bachelorette parties tend to be larger than stags, says Lauren Kay, deputy editor of The Knot, a wedding-information website. — Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, "The Bachelorette Party’s Over: Venues Snub Bridezillas and Their Entourages," 27 July 2018 Working together a group can cooperate to take down a stag—but only if everyone is committed. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Low-caste men in India cooperate like college students," 7 Nov. 2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands Contrary to some people’s vision of the Dutch city, Amsterdam isn’t all roaming packs of British stag parties and college-aged tourists. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Cities in the World: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 If someone spots a hare and decides to go after it, the stag escapes and everyone else ends up hungry. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Low-caste men in India cooperate like college students," 7 Nov. 2018 The two stags were evenly matched, with no clear cut winner. — Fox News, "Deer fight goes viral after images of stags locked in battle emerge," 21 Sep. 2018 The night Donna was attacked, Regan’s first cousin held a stag party for his friends. — Ruth Padawer, New York Times, "Should Statutes of Limitations for Rape Be Abolished?," 19 June 2018

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