Definitions For Stang

Etymology 1

From {{der, en, enm, stange}}, partly from {{der, en, non, stǫng}}; partly from {{der, en, ang, stæng}}, steng, stenge, , pole, rod, bar, stake, stick; both from {{der, en, gem-pro, stangō}}, *stangiz, , bar, rod, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *stengʰ-}}, *stegʰ-, , to stick, sting, prick, be stiff.

Noun

STANG (plural STANGs) (archaic, or, obsolete) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake. (archaic, or, obsolete) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.

Derived terms

stang ball ride the stang

Etymology 2

From {{der, en, non, stanga, , prick, goad}}.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (intransitive, Scotland) To shoot with pain, to sting. (transitive, Scotland) To spear; to sting.

Etymology 3

Verb

(dialect, rare) Simple past tense of sting

Etymology 4

Noun

STANG (plural STANGs) (slang, US) Short for "Mustang", a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company.

Anagrams

'ganst, Gnats, Tangs, Tsang, angst, gnast, gnats, tangs