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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.
Derived Forms
- ˈٲˌ, adjective
- ˈٲ, adjective
- stalked, adjective
- ˈٲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٲl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stalk1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stalk1
Origin of stalk2
Example Sentences
Gemma moved with her children to properties across West Yorkshire in an attempt to escape the man who had been stalking her for the past 25 years.
Journalism is not a speed horse but more of a stalking horse that doesn’t go to the lead, leaving a lot of run left when he hits the homestretch.
Cui and Miller each face a maximum penalty of five years for conspiracy and five years for interstate stalking if found guilty, authorities said.
The 26 year old, who was arrested in December and accused of shooting Mr Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, faces the charges of murder and stalking.
People who have committed murder, manslaughter or stalking offences should be forced to live in restricted areas after being released from prison on licence, campaigners have said.
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