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–noun

1.	an adult male deer.

2.	the male of various other animals.

3.	a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.

4.	Informal. stag party.

5.	a swine or bull castrated after maturation of the sex organs.

6.	British. a speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.

–verb (used without object)

7.	Informal. (of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.

–adjective

8.	of or for men only: a stag dinner.

9.	intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content: a stag show.

–adverb

10.	without a companion or date: to go stag to a dance.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME stagge; akin to ON steggi, steggr male bird (> E (north dial.) steg gander), Icel steggur male fox, tomcat

]

—Related forms

staglike, adjective

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stag Audio Help (stāg) Pronunciation Key
n.

The adult male of various deer, especially the red deer.
An animal, especially a pig, castrated after reaching sexual maturity.
A person who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a partner, especially a man who is unaccompanied by a woman.
A social gathering for men only.

adj.

Of or for men only: a stag party.
Pornographic: stag films.

adv. Unaccompanied: went to the dance stag.

intr.v. stagged, stag·ging, stags
To attend a social gathering unaccompanied by a partner. Used especially of men.

[Middle English stagge, from Old English stagga; see stegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
stag

c.1185, probably from O.E. *stagga "stag," from P.Gmc. *stag- (see sting). The O.N. equivalent was used of male foxes, tomcats and dragons and the Gmc. root word probably originally meant "male animal in its prime." Meaning "pertaining to or composed of males only" (stag party) is Amer.Eng. slang from 1848. Stag film "pornographic movie" is attested from 1968.

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stag
noun
1.	a male deer, especially an adult male red deer [syn: hart]
2.	adult male deer
verb
1.	attend a dance or a party without a female companion
2.	give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
3.	watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: spy]

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

stag

In addition to the idiom beginning with stag, also see go stag.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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stag [stӕg] noun

a male deer, especially a red deer

Arabic:	ذَكَر الأيِّل أو الظَّبي
Chinese (Simplified):	牡鹿
Chinese (Traditional):	牡鹿
Czech:	jelen
Danish:	kronhjort
Dutch:	hertebok
Estonian:	isahirv
Finnish:	uroshirvi
French:	cerf
German:	der Rothirsch
Greek:	αρσενικό ελάφι
Hungarian:	szarvas(bika)
Icelandic:	hjörtur
Indonesian:	rusa jantan
Italian:	cervo

Japanese:	雄鹿
Korean:	수사슴
Latvian:	briedis
Lithuanian:	elnias
Norwegian:	(kron)hjort
Polish:	jeleń
Portuguese (Brazil):	veado
Portuguese (Portugal):	veado
Romanian:	cerb
Russian:	олень-самец
Slovak:	jeleň
Slovenian:	jelen
Swedish:	kronhjortshanne
Turkish:	erkek geyik

See also: stag party

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Stag

A slang term for short-term speculator.

Investopedia Commentary

In other words, a stag is someone who trades frequently and tries to make quick profits in a short amount of time.

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Break\, v. t. [imp. broke, (Obs. Brake); p. p. Broken, (Obs. Broke); p. pr. & vb. n. Breaking.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka, br["a]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. Bray to pound, Breach, Fragile.]

1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock. --Shak.

2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods.

3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Katharine, break thy mind to me. --Shak.

4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.

Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. --Milton

5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey.

Go, release them, Ariel; My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore. --Shak.

6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set.

7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares.

8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.

The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity. --Prescott.

9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.

10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as, to break flax.

11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.

An old man, broken with the storms of state. --Shak.

12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a fall or blow.

I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall. --Dryden.

13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to, and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as, to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose cautiously to a friend.

14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle. "To break a colt." --Spenser.

Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute? --Shak.

15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.

With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks, Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks. --Dryden.

16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

I see a great officer broken. --Swift.

Note: With prepositions or adverbs:

To break down. (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's strength; to break down opposition. (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to break down a door or wall.

To break in. (a) To force in; as, to break in a door. (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.

To break of, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break one of a habit.

To break off. (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig. (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. "Break off thy sins by righteousness." --Dan. iv. 27.

To break open, to open by breaking. "Open the door, or I will break it open." --Shak.

To break out, to take or force out by breaking; as, to break out a pane of glass.

To break out a cargo, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it easily.

To break through. (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to break through the enemy's lines; to break through the ice. (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.

To break up. (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow ground). "Break up this capon." --Shak. "Break up your fallow ground." --Jer. iv. 3. (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. "Break up the court." --Shak.

To break (one) all up, to unsettle or disconcert completely; to upset. [Colloq.]

Note: With an immediate object:

To break the back. (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally. (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the back of a difficult undertaking.

To break bulk, to destroy the entirety of a load by removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.

To break cover, to burst forth from a protecting concealment, as game when hunted.

To break a deer or stag, to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.

To break fast, to partake of food after abstinence. See Breakfast.

To break ground. (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence excavation, as for building, siege operations, and the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a canal, or a railroad. (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan. (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.

To break the heart, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.

To break a house (Law), to remove or set aside with violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of the fastenings provided to secure it.

To break the ice, to get through first difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject.

To break jail, to escape from confinement in jail, usually by forcible means.

To break a jest, to utter a jest. "Patroclus . . . the livelong day breaks scurril jests." --Shak.

To break joints, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc., so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with those in the preceding course.

To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.

To break the neck, to dislocate the joints of the neck.

To break no squares, to create no trouble. [Obs.]

To break a path, road, etc., to open a way through obstacles by force or labor.

To break upon a wheel, to execute or torture, as a criminal by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly employed in some countries.

To break wind, to give vent to wind from the anus.

Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate; infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.

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Bull\, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.

Bull bat (Zo["o]l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

Bull calf. (a) A stupid fellow.

Bull mackerel (Zo["o]l.), the chub mackerel.

Bull pump (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.

Bull snake (Zo["o]l.), the pine snake of the United States.

Bull stag, a castrated bull. See Stag.

Bull wheel, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc.

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Stag\, n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. Steg.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The male of certain other species of large deer.

2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]

3. A castrated bull; -- called also bull stag, and bull seg. See the Note under Ox.

4. (Stock Exchange) (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange. [Cant] (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]

5. (Zo["o]l.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]

Stag beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to Lucanus and allied genera, especially L. cervus of Europe and L. dama of the United States. The mandibles are large and branched, or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also horned bug, and horse beetle.

Stag dance, a dance by men only. [slang, U.S.]

Stag hog (Zo["o]l.), the babiroussa.

Stag-horn coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large branching corals of the genus Madrepora, which somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially Madrepora cervicornis, and M. palmata, of Florida and the West Indies.

Stag-horn fern (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern (Platycerium alcicorne) having the large fronds branched like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.

Stag-horn sumac (Bot.), a common American shrub (Rhus typhina) having densely velvety branchlets. See Sumac.

Stag party, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]

Stag tick (Zo["o]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the family Hippoboscid[ae], which lives upon the stag and in usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the European grouse, but in that case has wings.

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