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- Dictionarystalk/stɔːk/
verb
- 1. pursue or approach stealthily: "a cat stalking a bird" Similar
- 2. harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention: "for five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her"
noun
- 1. a stealthy pursuit of someone or something: "this time the stalk would be on foot"
- 2. a stiff, striding gait.
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the main stem of a plant, or the narrow stem that joins leaves, flowers, or fruit to the main stem of a plant: She trimmed the stalks of the tulips before putting them in a vase. a narrow structure that supports a part of the body in some animals: The eyes of shrimps are on movable stalks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of STALK is a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part; especially : peduncle. How to use stalk in a sentence.
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.
A stalk is a long, vertical stem or connecting part of a plant. When you eat celery, do you like the inner stalks , which are paler and more tender, or the tough outer ones? As a verb, stalk means to walk stiffly or angrily.
STALK meaning: 1. the main stem of a plant, or the narrow stem that joins leaves, flowers, or fruit to the main…. Learn more.
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.
If you stalk a person or a wild animal, you follow them quietly in order to kill them, catch them, or observe them carefully. The hunter stalked the stag for days. American English : stalk / ˈstɔk /
a long, thin structure that supports something, especially an organ in some animals, and joins it on to another part. Crabs have eyes on stalks. Word Origin. See stalk in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: stalk. Definition of stalk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
stalk meaning, definition, what is stalk: a long narrow part of a plant that suppo...: Learn more.
STALK definition: 1. to follow a person or animal closely and secretly, often to try to catch or attack them: 2. to…. Learn more.
