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    Stalk
    /stôk/

    verb

    • 1. pursue or approach stealthily: "a cat stalking a bird" Similar creep up ontrailfollowshadow
    • 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.
  2. verb. uk / stɔːk / us. Add to word list. [ T ] to follow a person or animal closely and secretly, often to try to catch or attack them: She claimed that the man had been stalking her for a month. stalk out/off, etc. to walk in an angry or proud way: She stalked out of the restaurant. stalk. noun [ C ] uk / stɔːk / us. the main stem of a plant.

  3. a slender lever, usually mounted on or near the steering wheel, that is used by the driver to control a signal or function: The horn button is on the turn-signal stalk.

  4. stalk. 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. He ate the apple, stalk and all. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  5. stalk meaning, definition, what is stalk: a long narrow part of a plant that suppo...: Learn more.

  6. Apr 2, 2024 · 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.

  7. to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily. to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry: to stalk the woods for game. to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner: Disease stalked the land. n. an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.

  8. intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun. features: Word Combinations ( verb ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. cat, dog, hunt. The meaning of stalk. Definition of stalk. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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