stalk meaning
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[stɔːk] [stɔk] [stɑk] [-ɔːk] 
US US cot-caught merged WStalk
- Stalk may refer to:
- Plant stem, one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant
- Leaf stalk, also known as Petiole
- Flower stalk, also known as Peduncle
- Stalking, an act of intrusive behavior or unwanted attention towards a person
- Deer stalking, the pursuit of deer for sport
- Stalk (sheaf), a mathematical construction
- Pituitary stalk, a part of the brain
- The Stalk, a 1994 science fiction novel by Chris Morris and Janet Morris
- NounPLstalks
- The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
- a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp
- The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
- Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
- (architecture) 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.
- (zoology).
- (metalworking) An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
- A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone.
- A hunt (of a wild animal).
- The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
- VerbSGstalksPRstalkingPT, PPstalked
- (transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
- (transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp.
- My ex-boyfriend is stalking me.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner.
- (intransitive) To walk behind something, such as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under cover.
- (intransitive) To walk haughtily.
- (transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp
- Bleached and brittle stalks branch precisely, each finally dividing into an upcurve of umbrella-like spokes which terminate in a starburst of micro-stems.
- They drain the stalk out with their arms, quick-handed, and cleanse it with a stream of mead and filters.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of stalk in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "stalk" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.