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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.
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.
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 /
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.
[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.
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. Want to 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.
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.
Definitions of 'stalk' 1. The stalk of a flower, leaf, or fruit is the thin part that joins it to the plant or tree. [...] 2. If you stalk a person or a wild animal, you follow them quietly in order to kill them, catch them, or observe them carefully. [...] 3.
