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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.
1. : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part. especially : peduncle. 2. a. : the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its dependent parts. b. : a part of a plant (such as a petiole or stipe) that supports another. stalked. ˈstȯkt. adjective. stalkless. ˈstȯk-ləs. adjective. stalky. ˈstȯ-kē. adjective. stalk. 2 of 3. verb.
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.
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.
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 /
verb. /stɔːk/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] stalk (something/somebody) to move slowly and quietly towards an animal or a person, in order to kill, catch or harm it or them. The lion was stalking a zebra. He stalked his victim as she walked home, before attacking and robbing her. Join us.
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.
verb. /stɔk/. Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] stalk (something/somebody) to move slowly and quietly toward an animal or a person, in order to kill, catch, or harm it or them The lion was stalking a zebra.
a thin stem that supports a leaf, flower or fruit and joins it to another part of the plant or tree; the main stem of a plant. flowers on long stalks; celery stalks; He ate the apple, stalk and all. Topics Plants and trees c2
