stag noun [C] (ANIMAL)
stag noun [C] (PERSON)
UK plural stags
Meaning of stag in English
(Definition of stag from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
stag | Intermediate English
stag | Business English
Examples of stag
stag
It's a situation that prompted one group to go stag.
From The Denver Post
In another pair, one individual consistently played stag, but got undercut by her partner choosing randomly.
From Ars Technica
The antlers on the stags, for example, were incredibly tricky, but also ended up looking incredibly cool as part of a whole snowflake.
From Wired
When you know the rules, it's a simple test of cooperation and risk/reward (will both individuals risk the stag for a big payoff).
From Ars Technica
The game they used is technically called the assurance game, but is also known as the "stag hunt" by researchers.
From Ars Technica
The new concept keeps the style but ditches the boozey branding and stag's head crest.
From CNET
Nevertheless, she follows a sacred stag back to the convent, only to be shunned by the hypocritical nuns.
It starts with a drunken bridegroom being buried alive by his friends as a stag-night prank.
From Huffington Post
Mystery surrounds the stag's demise.
From Los Angeles Times
And chances are, many of your classmates will be going stag or in groups too, so don't let the pressure to have a date stress you out.
From Huffington Post
It's fitting, but it is just a coincidence; the appellation is named for a legendary stag that eluded hunters in the area with an elusive, well-timed leap.
From Chicago Tribune
The relevance of this kind of study is possible use of gas-liner and staged pinches as an alternative source of thermonuclear fusion.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The treatment stages represent paths through which the various patient flows can pass.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The number of correctly staged patients and its corresponding costs are the endpoints of the study.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Arenas were staged in which the battles occurred, and tickets were prepared and sold to imaginary persons coming to witness the battles.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
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cerf…
cérvol…
hertenbok…
kronhjort…
kronhjortshanne…
rusa jantan…
der Rothirsch…
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олень-самець…
олень-самец…
وَعل…
jelen…
rusa jantan…
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jeleń…
숫사슴…
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