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Words related to stag

examine, discover, snoop, scrutinize, case, sleuth, notice, glimpse, scout, trail, watch, spot, search, meddle, tail, observe, reconnoiter, shadow, pry, peep

Words nearby stag

staffordshire, staffordshire bull terrier, staffordshire terrier, staffrider, staffs, stag, stag beetle, stag line, stag movie, stag night, stag party

Origin of stag

1150–1200; Middle English stagge; akin to Old Norse steggi, steggr male bird (> E (north dial.) steg gander), Icelandic steggur male fox, tomcat

OTHER WORDS FROM stag

stag·like, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for stagging

  • A horse ought in my opinion to be quite seven years old, to take his turn regularly once a week stagging.

    The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various

  • Charlie had been stagging with her for the last two months, and knocked her all to pieces.

    Phineas Redux|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for stagging

stag
/ (stæɡ) /

noun

adverb

without a female escort

verb (tr)

stock exchange to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences

Word Origin for stag

Old English stagga (unattested); related to Old Norse steggr male bird
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with stagging

stag

In addition to the idiom beginning with stag

  • stage fright
  • stage whisper
  • stag party

also see:

  • go stag
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.