stag

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /stæɡ/

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Noun

Singular stag

Plural stags

A stag.

1. (countable) A stag is a male deer.

   We saw the handsome stag walking in the woods.

2. (countable) A stag is a social gathering attended by men only.

   The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

Verb

Plain form stag

Third-person singular stags

Past tense stagged

Past participle stagged

Present participle stagging

1. (transitive) (British) If you stag, you buy shares and sell them at once for a profit.