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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
/ ô /
- 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
But federal prosecutors have also separately charged Mr Mangione for using a firearm to commit murder and interstate stalking resulting in death.
Wall, 55, a social media consultant, pleaded guilty to charges of stalking and sending false messages at Manchester Magistrates' Court last November.
Meanwhile, Karen Spragg, 60, of Caerau, Cardiff, appeared before Leicester Magistrates' Court facing one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
Seagrasses provide shelters, nurseries, and feeding grounds for thousands of species, including endangered animals such as dugongs, stalked jellyfish and smalltooth sawfish.
He said on Facebook that as he paddled away terrified, the sea lion continued to stalk him.
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