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stalk
1[stawk]
noun
the stem or main axis of a plant.
any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule.
a similar structural part of an animal.
a stem, shaft, or slender supporting part of anything.
Automotive.a slender lever, usually mounted on or near the steering wheel, that is used by the driver to control a signal or function.
The horn button is on the turn-signal stalk.
stalk
2[stawk]
verb (used without object)
to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.
to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides.
He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye.
to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner.
Famine stalked through the nation.
Obsolete.to walk or go stealthily along.
verb (used with object)
to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.
to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry.
to stalk the woods for game.
to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner.
Disease stalked the land.
noun
an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like.
We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
a slow, stiff stride or gait.
stalk
1/ ɔː /
noun
the main stem of a herbaceous plant
any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle)
a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles
any long slender supporting shaft or column
stalk
2/ ɔː /
verb
to follow or approach (game, prey, etc) stealthily and quietly
to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity)
to spread over (a place) in a menacing or grim manner
fever stalked the camp
(intr) to walk in a haughty, stiff, or threatening way
he stalked out in disgust
to search or draw (a piece of land) for prey
noun
the act of stalking
a stiff or threatening stride
stalk
The main stem of a plant.
A slender structure that supports a plant part, such as a flower or leaf.
A slender supporting structure in certain other organisms, such as the reproductive structure in plasmodial slime molds or the part of a mushroom below the cap.
A slender supporting or connecting part of an animal, such as the eyestalk of a lobster.
Other Word Forms
- stalklike adjective
- stalkable adjective
- stalker noun
- ˈٲˌ adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
- stalked adjective
- ˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of stalk1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stalk1
Origin of stalk2
Example Sentences
Mr Masum has denied a charge of murder, assault by beating, making a threat to kill and stalking.
If convicted, Cui and Miller face up to five years in prison for conspiracy, five years for interstate stalking, 20 for violating the Arms Export Control Act and 10 years for smuggling.
I mean, I’m so proud of all of it, but — and I’m certainly not going to stalk them for the rest of my life because I miss them so much.
Masum also denies two charges of assault, one count of making threats to kill and one charge of stalking.
John Miller, 63, and a Chinese man, Cui Guanghai, are wanted by the FBI on charges relating to conspiracy to commit interstate stalking and conspiracy, smuggling and violations of the Arms Control Act.
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