| NOUN | animal | stag, hart | a male deer, especially an adult male red deer |
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| animal | stag | adult male deer | |
| VERB | social | stag | attend a dance or a party without a female companion |
| communication | stag, denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch | give away information about somebody | |
| communication | stag, spy, snoop, sleuth | watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
| Sounds | stae'g | |
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| Rhymes | Ag ... zigzag: 32 rhymes with aeg... | |
| Meaning | A male deer, especially an adult male red deer. | |
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| Synonym | hart | |
| Broader | red deer, elk, American elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus | Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia |
| Spanish | macho | |
| Catalan | cérvol | |
| Meaning | adult male deer. | |
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| Narrower | royal, royal stag | stag with antlers of 12 or more branches |
| Broader | buck | mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) |
| Spanish | ciervo, venado | |
| Meaning | attend a dance or a party without a female companion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Meaning | give away information about somebody. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch | |
| Narrower | sell someone out | Give information that compromises others |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | acusar, delatar, denunciar, traicionar | |
| Catalan | denunciar, trair | |
| Meaning | watch, observe, or inquire secretly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | spy, snoop, sleuth | |
| Entails | investigate, inquire, enquire | Conduct an inquiry or investigation of |
| Broader | monitor, supervise | keep tabs on |
| Spanish | espiar, fisgonear | |
| Catalan | espiar | |
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