Definition of stalk Stalk
/stɔˈk/ - [stok] - stalk
We found 32 definitions of stalk from 6 different sources.
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What does stalk mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: stalks |
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| stalk - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | ||
| stem | ||
| plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus | ||
| 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 a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ||
| funicle, funiculus the stalk of a plant ovule or seed | ||
| petiolule the stalk of a leaflet | ||
| cane a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment | ||
| sporangiophore stalk bearing one or more sporangia | ||
| cutting, slip the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" | ||
| tuber type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles | ||
| rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure | ||
| axis the center around which something rotates | ||
| 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 a container that is used to put or keep things in | ||
| caudex, stock woody stem of palms and tree ferns | ||
| 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 rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" | ||
| corm solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure | ||
| leaf node, node (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network | ||
| branch a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" | ||
| 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 | ||
| stalk - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | ||
| stalking, still hunt | ||
| hunting, hunt the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport | ||
| stalk - a stiff or threatening gait | ||
| angry walk | ||
| gait a person's manner of walking | ||
| stalk - the act of following prey stealthily | ||
| stalking | ||
| pursual, following, chase, pursuit a group of followers or enthusiasts | ||
| stalk - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | ||
| chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble | ||
| plant material, plant substance material derived from plants | ||
Verb |
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| 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" | ||
| stalk - walk stiffly | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| stalk - follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" | ||
| haunt | ||
| 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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Wiktionary 
- stalk (Noun)
The longish piece that supports the seed-carrying parts of a plant. - stalk (Noun)
A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone. - stalk (Noun)
Of wild animals A hunt. - stalk (Verb)
To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer. - stalk (Verb)
To try to follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment Wikipedia. - stalk (Verb)
To walk haughtily.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stalk (n.)
The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. - stalk (n.)
The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant. - stalk (n.)
That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill. - stalk (n.)
An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring. - stalk (n.)
One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. - stalk (n.)
A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids. - stalk (n.)
The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect. - stalk (n.)
The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans. - stalk (n.)
An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor. - stalk (v. i.)
To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun. - stalk (v. i.)
To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover. - stalk (v. i.)
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. - stalk (v. t.)
To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game. - stalk (n.)
A high, proud, stately step or walk.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stalk
stawk, n. the stem of a plant: the stem on which a flower or fruit grows: the stem of a quill: the handle of anything, the stem: a tall chimney.—p.adj. Stalked, having a stalk.—adjs. Stalk′-eyed, podophthalmous, as a crustacean; Stalk′less, having no stalk; Stalk′y, hard as a stalk: resembling a stalk. [An extension of A.S. stæl, stel (cf. Ice. stilkr, Dan. stilk); cog. with Ger. stiel, which is allied to, perh. borrowed from, L. stilus, a stake.] -
stalk
stawk, v.i. to walk as on stilts: to walk with long, slow steps: to walk behind a stalking-horse: to pursue game by approaching behind covers.—v.t. to approach secretly in order to kill, as deer.—n. a stately step: the pursuit of game by stealthy approach.—ns. Stalk′er, one who stalks, as a deer-stalker: a kind of fishing-net: (pl.) the Gradatores; Stalk′ing, the act of approaching game warily or behind a cover; Stalk′ing-horse, a horse behind which a sportsman hides while stalking game: a mask or pretence. [A.S. stælcan, to walk cautiously, stealc, high; Dan. stalke, to walk with long steps.]
Wikipedia 
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Stalk sometimes means following something to watch it. A person who likes to watch other people is also known as a voyeur. When this is continually done to a person it can have a bad effect.
Criminal Stalking.
Stalking in a way that makes someone feel unsafe is a crime in many countries. It is not just one event but an ongoing process that threatens or makes that person feel scared. Someone who does this is called a stalker. The stalker may do this because they want to be involved in that person's life, because they want to have power over that person's life, or for other sexual reasons. The stalker can hurt that person's feelings by making them scared. They may feel they do not have the power to stop the stalker. Psychologists say stalking is a way of hurting someone's mind with serious effects. Sometimes a stalker may go on to hurt that person's body by assaulting, raping or murdering that person.
Stalking can sometimes be done on the internet. This is called Cyber stalking.
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