mustang
Syllables: must·ang/ˈmʌˌstæŋ/US/ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ/
mustang noun: a small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
Noun (1)
mustang (plural mustangs)
- A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
- The mustang pony, the invariable companion of the inhabitant of the prairie, whether he is rich or poor, is a little creature, apparently narrow-chested, and small across the loins.1846, Thomas Bangs Thorpe, The Mysteries of the Backwoods, Carey and Hart, page 12
- Having ridden a distance of two or three miles, Garey slackened his pace, and put the mustang to a slow walk.1851, Mayne Reid, edited by Charles J. Skeet, The Scalp Hunters; Or, Romantic Adventures in Northern Mexico, volume 3, page 145
- A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.
- He is a product of the merchant marine and is one of the officers called "Mustangs" who entered the navy during the Civil War.1903, James Hoyt (editor), Seen & Heard by Megargee, L.N. Megargee, page 1754
- He was the son of a famous artist, and was what we termed a "mustang" officer, who had come into the navy from the merchant service during the Civil War.1939, Fred J. Buenzle, Bluejacket, W. W. Norton & Company, page 179
- A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.
- […] and the chief engineer is a "mustang" — that is, an officer who has risen from the ranks of enlisted men.September-December 1918, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook, volume 120, Outlook Publishing Company, page 417
- Mustang— Officer who came up through the ranks. None better.1943, Josef Israels, He's in the Marine Corps Now, R.M. McBride & Company, page 170
Verb
mustang (third-person singular simple present mustangs, present participle mustanging, simple past and past participle mustanged)
- To hunt mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.
Noun (2) capitalized: Mustang
Mustang (plural Mustangs)
- An American sports car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 till present, a cultural icon and the longest-produced Ford nameplate.
- The P-51 Mustang was a single-seat fighter plane designed by North American Aviation in 1940.
Proper noun capitalized: Mustang
Mustang
mustang meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mustang in Hindi
- मस्टैंग, मुस्टैंग, मस्टांग
mustang in Tamil
- மஸ்டாங், முஸ்தங், முஸ்டாங்
mustang in Marathi
- मुस्टांग, मस्टांग, मुस्टँग
mustang in Urdu
- مستنگ, مستانگ, مستانگنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- mustang in Bengali
- মাস্ট্যাং, উত্তর আমেরিকার বুনো ঘোড়া
- mustang in Telugu
- ముస్టాంగ్, ముస్తాంగ్, మస్టాంగ్
- mustang in Malayalam
- മസ്റ്റാങ്, മുസ്റ്റാങ്, മുസ്താംഗ്
- mustang in Kannada
- ಮುಸ್ತಾಂಗ್, ಮಸ್ಟಾಂಗ್, ಮುಸ್ಟಾಂಗ್
- mustang in Punjabi
- ਮੁਸਟਾਂਗ, ਮੁਸਤਾਂਗ, ਮੁਸਟੈਂਗ
- mustang in Gujarati
- મસ્ટાંગ, મુસ્તાંગ, મસ્ટેંગ
- mustang in Odia
- ମୁଷ୍ଟାଙ୍ଗ, ମୁଷ୍ଟଙ୍ଗ, ମସ୍ତାଙ୍ଗ
- mustang in Nepali
- मुस्ताङ, मस्टाङ, मस्ताङ
Forms of mustang
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mustangs |
| plural | Mustangs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mustangs |
| present participle | mustanging |
| past participle | mustanged |
| past | mustanged |
Origin of mustang
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).
From mustang (“a horse of the North American west”).
Borrowed from Nepali मुस्ताङ (mustāṅ).
Words formed from mustang
Phrases with mustang
Words that rhyme with mustang
Questions about mustang
- What does mustang mean?
- Mustang means a small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
- What is mustang in Hindi?
- Mustang in Hindi is मस्टैंग, मुस्टैंग, मस्टांग. See Mustang meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mustang?
- Mustang can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mustang?
- Mustang is pronounced /ˈmʌˌstæŋ/.
- What is the plural of mustang?
- The plural of mustang is mustangs.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mustang (page history and authors); Mustang (page history and authors); mustang (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mustang (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mustang (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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