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Meaning of 'stalk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stalk [ n.]
- The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
- The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.
- That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.
- An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
- One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
- A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.
- The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
- The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
- An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
- A high, proud, stately step or walk.
2 . Stalk [ v. i.]
- To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.
- To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover.
- To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step.
3 . Stalk [ v. t.]
- To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game.

Meaning of 'stalk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stalk [ v]
Meaning (1):
- follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
Example in sentence:
  • her ex-boyfriend stalked her;
  • the ghost of her mother haunted her
Meaning (2):
- go through (an area) in search of prey
Example in sentence:
  • stalk the woods for deer

Nearby Words:

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