English Explanatory Dictionary

stang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A forked ritual staff.
  2. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
  3. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.
verb
  1. To shoot with pain, to sting.
  2. To spear; to sting.
verb
  1. simple past of sting
noun
  1. Short for Mustang, a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Ford Mustang

Pronunciation

/ˈstæŋ/ [ˈstæŋ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav /ˈsteɪ̯ŋ/ [ˈsteɪ̯ŋ] /ˈstɛ̃ŋ/ [ˈstɛ̃ŋ]

Word forms

stang stangs stanging stanged Stong

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stang, stong, from Old Norse stǫng, from Proto-Germanic *stangiz, *stangō (“bar, rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, *stegʰ- (“to stick, sting, prick, be stiff”).

Derived words

ride the stang stang ball Stang's law
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