A pole or bar used as a support or for carrying loads. noun
The workers used a stang to carry the heavy load between them.
He balanced the buckets on a stang across his shoulders.
A unit of land measurement used in some parts of England, equivalent to a quarter of an acre. noun
The farmer owned several stangs of land in the countryside.
He inherited a stang from his grandfather's estate.
To sting or cause a sharp pain. verb
The nettles stang his skin as he brushed past them.
She winced as the cold wind stang her cheeks.