a male deer, especially a male red deer after its fifth year

a social gathering attended by men only

a stag event

a person who applies for shares in a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit

stags made an average profit of £60 each

without a female partner at a social gathering

a lot of boys went stag

buy (shares in a new issue) and sell them at once for a profit

they made profits from stagging each issue

roughly cut (a garment, especially a pair of trousers) to make it shorter

I stagged them off and burned the ends then tucked them away