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

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 There are half-naked lovers, fishing cupids, chariots pulled by horse-size birds, elephants and ostriches and stags, mythological animals —and women in bikinis batting a ball. — Alice Short, latimes.com, "Avoiding pain and finding only pleasure in Sicily," 27 May 2018 Once March arrives, the sports stags wind down, everybody's a hoops expert and the neighbor that used to piddle in his yard returns from hibernation. — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Springer: Who has the best path to March?," 21 Jan. 2018 Anderson High School will have featured speaker Sean Casey for its sports stag. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Hall of Fame lineup on tap for high school sports stags/dinners," 18 Jan. 2018 There was Ingrid Silva soaring into a stag leap, her partner flawlessly catching her in midair. — Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com, "Dance Theatre of Harlem comes full circle with stirring Broad Stage program," 22 Apr. 2018 And a growing commitment to augmenting the grotesqueries of Gothick design, colored glass at the windows lending the place a cathedral air with images not of saints but suns and moons, stars, falcons, an antlered stag. — Longreads, "The Ladies Who Were Famous for Wanting to Be Left Alone," 17 Apr. 2018

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