Meaning of stag in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /stæɡ/

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  1. Verb

    stag

    Definitions

    1. attend a dance or a party without a female companion
  2. 2. give away information about somebody

    Examples

    • « He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam »

    Derived terms

  3. 3. watch, observe, or inquire secretly

    Derived terms

  4. Noun

    stag

    Etymology

    Middle English (as a noun): related to Old Norse steggr‘male bird’, Icelandic steggi‘tomcat’

    Definitions

    1. male red deer
  5. 2. adult male deer

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