stalk
stalk 1
(stôk)n.
1.
a. A stem or main axis of a herbaceous plant.
b. A stem or similar structure that supports a plant part such as a flower, flower cluster, or leaf.
2. A slender or elongated support or structure, as one that holds up an organ or another body part.
[Middle English, probably diminutive of stale, upright of a ladder, post, handle, from Old English stalu; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stalk′y adj.
stalk 2
(stôk)v. stalked, stalk·ing, stalks
v.tr.
1. To pursue or track (prey) stealthily: The lions stalked the zebra from the tall grass.
2. To follow or observe (a person) persistently, especially out of obsession or derangement.
3. To go through (an area) in pursuit of prey or quarry.
v.intr.
1. To walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait: stalked off in a huff.
2. To move threateningly or menacingly.
3. To track prey or quarry.
[Middle English stalken, from Old English -stealcian, to move stealthily (in bestealcian).]
stalk′er n.
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stalk
(stɔːk)n
1. (Botany) the main stem of a herbaceous plant
2. (Botany) any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle)
3. (Zoology) a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles
4. any long slender supporting shaft or column
[C14: probably a diminutive formed from Old English stalu upright piece of wood; related to Old Frisian staal handle]
stalked adj
ˈstalkless adj
ˈstalkˌlike adj
stalk
(stɔːk)vb
1. (Hunting) to follow or approach (game, prey, etc) stealthily and quietly
2. to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity)
3. to spread over (a place) in a menacing or grim manner: fever stalked the camp.
4. (intr) to walk in a haughty, stiff, or threatening way: he stalked out in disgust.
5. (Hunting) to search or draw (a piece of land) for prey
n
6. (Hunting) the act of stalking
7. a stiff or threatening stride
[Old English bestealcian to walk stealthily; related to Middle Low German stolkeren, Danish stalke]
ˈstalker n
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stalk1
(stɔk)n.
1. the stem or main axis of a plant.
2. any slender supporting part of a plant, as a petiole or peduncle.
3. a similar structural part of an animal.
4. a stem, shaft, or slender supporting part of anything.
[1275–1325; Middle English stalke, appar. = Old English stal(u) stave + -k diminutive suffix]
stalked, adj.
stalk′less, adj.
stalk′like`, adj.
stalk2
(stɔk)v.i.
1. to pursue prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.
2. to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides (often fol. by away, off, etc.).
3. to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner.
v.t.4. to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.
5. to harass (a person) threateningly, as by pursuit, intimidating phone calls, etc.
6. to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry.
7. to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner.
n.8. an act or course of stalking.
9. a slow, stiff stride or gait.
[1250–1300; compare Old English bestealcian to move stealthily, akin to steal]
stalk′er, n.
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stalk
(stôk)1. Botany
a. The main stem of a plant.
b. A slender structure that supports a plant part, such as a flower or leaf.
2. A slender supporting or connecting part of an animal, such as the eyestalk of a lobster.
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stalk
- stipe - A stalk or stem of a seaweed, fungus, or fern frond.
- cranberry - First crane berry, so named because the plant grows on a stalk that looks like a crane's neck.
- spire - In Old English, it meant "stalk" or "stem."
- stalk - In a car, the flexible arm holding the mounting by which a seatbelt is secured.
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Stalk
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stalk
Past participle: stalked
Gerund: stalking
| Imperative |
|---|
| stalk |
| stalk |
| Present |
|---|
| I stalk |
| you stalk |
| he/she/it stalks |
| we stalk |
| you stalk |
| they stalk |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I stalked |
| you stalked |
| he/she/it stalked |
| we stalked |
| you stalked |
| they stalked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am stalking |
| you are stalking |
| he/she/it is stalking |
| we are stalking |
| you are stalking |
| they are stalking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have stalked |
| you have stalked |
| he/she/it has stalked |
| we have stalked |
| you have stalked |
| they have stalked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stalking |
| you were stalking |
| he/she/it was stalking |
| we were stalking |
| you were stalking |
| they were stalking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stalked |
| you had stalked |
| he/she/it had stalked |
| we had stalked |
| you had stalked |
| they had stalked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will stalk |
| you will stalk |
| he/she/it will stalk |
| we will stalk |
| you will stalk |
| they will stalk |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have stalked |
| you will have stalked |
| he/she/it will have stalked |
| we will have stalked |
| you will have stalked |
| they will have stalked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be stalking |
| you will be stalking |
| he/she/it will be stalking |
| we will be stalking |
| you will be stalking |
| they will be stalking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been stalking |
| you have been stalking |
| he/she/it has been stalking |
| we have been stalking |
| you have been stalking |
| they have been stalking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been stalking |
| you will have been stalking |
| he/she/it will have been stalking |
| we will have been stalking |
| you will have been stalking |
| they will have been stalking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been stalking |
| you had been stalking |
| he/she/it had been stalking |
| we had been stalking |
| you had been stalking |
| they had been stalking |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would stalk |
| you would stalk |
| he/she/it would stalk |
| we would stalk |
| you would stalk |
| they would stalk |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have stalked |
| you would have stalked |
| he/she/it would have stalked |
| we would have stalked |
| you would have stalked |
| they would have stalked |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  stalk - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seedsbran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants |
| 2. | stalk - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ gynophore - the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle carpophore - a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel corn stalk, cornstalk - the stalk of a corn plant filament - the stalk of a stamen petiolule - the stalk of a leaflet cane - a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus sporangiophore - stalk bearing one or more sporangia cutting, slip - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting tuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock - a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure axis - the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged caudex - woody stem of palms and tree ferns internode - a segment of a stem between two nodes beanstalk - stem of a bean plant cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade - a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf receptacle - enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts caudex, stock - persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant stipe - supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap flower stalk, scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip leafstalk, petiole - the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure corm - solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure leaf node, node - (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant culm - stem of plants of the Gramineae halm, haulm - stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding tree trunk, trunk, bole - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | |
| 3. |  stalk - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambushhunting, hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts deerstalking - stalking deer | |
| 4. | stalk - the act of following prey stealthily chase, pursual, pursuit, following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" | |
| 5. |  stalk - a stiff or threatening gait gait - a person's manner of walking | |
| Verb | 1. | stalk - walk stiffly walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | stalk - follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" | |
| 3. | stalk - go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
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stalk
1stalk
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stalk
verb1. To walk with long steps, especially in a vigorous manner:
2. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:
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Translations
ساقيَتَفَشّى، يُهَدِّديُطارِدُ خِلْسَةًيَمْشي مُتَشامِخا
kráčetstonekstopkastopovattáhnout
hærgeskridespankulerestængelstilk
kekkalehtiavaaniaväijyävarsi
breiîast útlæîast aîrigsastöngull, stilkur
cienīgi ietkātslavītiesložņātpielavīties
stopkatiahnuť
steblo
avına sinsice yaklaşmakazametle yürümeksaptehlikeli biçimde yayılmak
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stalk
1
stalk
2
n (of plant, leaf) → Stiel m; (= cabbage stalk) → Strunk m; his eyes came out on stalks (inf) → er bekam Stielaugen (inf)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stalk1
(stoːk) nounthe stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit. If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.
stalk2
(stoːk) verb1. to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger. He stalked out of the room in disgust.
2. to move menacingly through a place. Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.
3. in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden. Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?
ˈstalker nouna person who stalks game.
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stalk
n. tallo, estructura alargada que se asemeja al tallo de una planta.
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