1. Adult male deer
   "The majestic stag stood proudly at the edge of the forest"
    
2. A male deer, especially an adult male red deer
   "The stag's impressive antlers made it a prized trophy for hunters";
   - hart

1. Watch, observe, or inquire secretly
   "He stagged the suspicious activity from behind the curtains";
   - spy, snoop, sleuth
    
2. Inform on someone to authorities or others in power
   "The prisoner stagged on his cellmate";
   - denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat [informal], grass, shop [informal], snitch [informal], squeak [informal]
    
3. [N. Amer] Attend a dance or a party without a female companion
   "He decided to stag it at the prom after his girlfriend fell ill"

1. Of a man, attending a social function without a date
   "My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date"

Derived forms: stags, stagging, stagged

Type of: American elk, attend, buck, Cervus elaphus, elk [N. Amer], go to, inform, monitor, red deer, supervise, wapiti, watchdog

Encyclopedia: Stag