"stang" meaning in English

See stang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstæŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), [ˈstæŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), /ˈstaŋ/ [British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales], /ˈstaŋ/ [Midlands, Northern-England], /ˈstaŋɡ/ [Midlands, Northern-England] (note: without the NG-coalescence), /ˈsteɪŋ/ (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈsteɪ̯ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈstɛ̃ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), /ˈstæŋ/ [Australia], /ˈstæːŋ/ [Australia], [ˈsteːŋ] [Australia] (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stangs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ 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”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|stang|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English stang, {{inh+|en|enm|stang}} Inherited from Middle English stang, {{der|en|non|stǫng}} Old Norse stǫng, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stangiz}} Proto-Germanic *stangiz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*stengʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ- Head templates: {{en-noun}} stang (plural stangs)
  1. (Wicca, paganism) A forked ritual staff.
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-q6L2C58P Categories (other): Paganism, Wicca, Wicca Disambiguation of Wicca: 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, paganism, religion
  2. (archaic or obsolete) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake. Tags: archaic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-JcWBHM2~
  3. (obsolete or historical) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-Y0XOpWYr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ride the stang, stang ball
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈstæŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), [ˈstæŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), /ˈstaŋ/ [British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales], /ˈstaŋ/ [Midlands, Northern-England], /ˈstaŋɡ/ [Midlands, Northern-England] (note: without the NG-coalescence), /ˈsteɪŋ/ (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈsteɪ̯ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈstɛ̃ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), /ˈstæŋ/ [Australia], /ˈstæːŋ/ [Australia], [ˈsteːŋ] [Australia] (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stangs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} stang (plural stangs)
  1. (slang, US) Clipping of Mustang, a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: Mustang (extra: a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company)
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-4c-4M0zN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 2 74 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 2 2 2 7 5 5 2 38 2 2 2 15 2 4 4 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 41 1 1 1 23 1 3 3 1 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /ˈstæŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), [ˈstæŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), /ˈstaŋ/ [British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales], /ˈstaŋ/ [Midlands, Northern-England], /ˈstaŋɡ/ [Midlands, Northern-England] (note: without the NG-coalescence), /ˈsteɪŋ/ (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈsteɪ̯ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈstɛ̃ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), /ˈstæŋ/ [Australia], /ˈstæːŋ/ [Australia], [ˈsteːŋ] [Australia] (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stangs [present, singular, third-person], stanging [participle, present], stanged [participle, past], stanged [past]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English stangen, from Old Norse stanga (“prick, goad”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|stangen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English stangen, {{inh+|en|enm|stangen}} Inherited from Middle English stangen, {{der|en|non|stanga|t=prick, goad}} Old Norse stanga (“prick, goad”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} stang (third-person singular simple present stangs, present participle stanging, simple past and past participle stanged)
  1. (intransitive) To shoot with pain, to sting. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-stang-en-verb-Fq-juffS
  2. (transitive) To spear; to sting. Tags: Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-stang-en-verb-jTZ6qbu9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈstæŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), [ˈstæŋ] [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] (note: without æ-raising), /ˈstaŋ/ [British, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales], /ˈstaŋ/ [Midlands, Northern-England], /ˈstaŋɡ/ [Midlands, Northern-England] (note: without the NG-coalescence), /ˈsteɪŋ/ (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈsteɪ̯ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [ˈstɛ̃ŋ] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), /ˈstæŋ/ [Australia], /ˈstæːŋ/ [Australia], [ˈsteːŋ] [Australia] (note: æ-raising) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stang
  1. (dialect, rare) simple past of sting Tags: dialectal, form-of, past, rare Form of: sting
    Sense id: en-stang-en-verb-4pSMWfJF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 June 22, Yowie, “Sikh Quaker?”, in soc.religion.quaker:",
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          "ref": "2014 January 8, Ann Moura, Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft, →ISBN, page 7:",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaŋɡ/",
      "note": "without the NG-coalescence",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsteɪŋ/",
      "note": "US, Canada, æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsteɪ̯ŋ]",
      "note": "US, Canada, æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstɛ̃ŋ]",
      "note": "US, Canada, æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstæŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstæːŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsteːŋ]",
      "note": "æ-raising",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stang"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English irregular simple past forms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ/1 syllable",
    "en:Wicca"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "4",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stangs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "stang (plural stangs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "extra": "a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company",
          "word": "Mustang"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English clippings",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of Mustang, a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Mustang",
          "Mustang#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, US) Clipping of Mustang, a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstæŋ/",
      "note": "without æ-raising",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstæŋ]",
      "note": "without æ-raising",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "Scotland",
        "Southern",
        "Standard",
        "Wales"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstaŋɡ/",
      "note": "without the NG-coalescence",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsteɪŋ/",
      "note": "US, Canada, æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsteɪ̯ŋ]",
      "note": "US, Canada, æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstɛ̃ŋ]",
      "note": "US, Canada, æ-raising"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstæŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstæːŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsteːŋ]",
      "note": "æ-raising",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stang"
}

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