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Stun vs Stag - What's the difference?

stun | stag |

In lang=en terms the difference between stun and stag

is that stun is to shock or surprise while stag is to watch; to dog, or keep track of.

As verbs the difference between stun and stag

is that stun is to incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness while stag is (british) to act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.

As nouns the difference between stun and stag

is that stun is the condition of being stunned while stag is an adult male deer.

As an adverb stag is

of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

stun

English

Verb

(stunn)
  • To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
  • Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
    In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.
  • To shock or surprise.
  • The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper.
    He stood there stunned , looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.
  • (snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
  • Noun

    (-)
  • The condition of being stunned.
  • (billiard, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
  • Anagrams

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    stag

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal), (l) (Scotland), (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An adult male deer.
  • A colt, or filly.
  • (by extension, obsolete) A romping girl.
  • An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox.
  • An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
  • 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.
  • The European wren, .
  • An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
  • A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
  • The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom

    Synonyms

    * (social event) bachelor party (US''), stag do (''UK informal ), stag party

    Derived terms

    * stag beetle * stag do * stag night * stag party

    Verb

    (stagg)
  • (British) To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
  • To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
  • Adverb

    (-)
  • Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
  • My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.

    See also

    * bachelorette party, hen party (Webster 1913)

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