Definitions for stalk
stɔkstalk

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble(noun)

   material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

2. stalk, stem(noun)

   a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

3. stalk, stalking, still hunt(noun)

   a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

4. stalk, stalking(noun)

   the act of following prey stealthily

5. stalk, angry walk(verb)

   a stiff or threatening gait

6. stalk(verb)

   walk stiffly

7. haunt, stalk(verb)

   follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

   "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

8. stalk(verb)

   go through (an area) in search of prey

   "stalk the woods for deer"

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1. Stalk(v. t.)

   To follow (a person) persistently, with or without attempts to evade detection; as, the paparazzi stalk celebrities to get candid photographs; obsessed fans may stalk their favorite movie stars.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stalk(noun)

   the stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp

2. Stalk(noun)

   the petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant

3. Stalk(noun)

   that which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill

4. Stalk(noun)

   an ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring

5. Stalk(noun)

   one of the two upright pieces of a ladder

6. Stalk(noun)

   a stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids

7. Stalk(noun)

   the narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect

8. Stalk(noun)

   the peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans

9. Stalk(noun)

   an iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor

10. Stalk(verb)

    to walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun

11. Stalk(verb)

    to walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover

12. Stalk(verb)

    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

13. Stalk(verb)

    to approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game

14. Stalk(noun)

    a high, proud, stately step or walk

Origin: [OE. stalke, fr. AS. stael, stel, a stalk. See Stale a handle, Stall.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

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1. Talks

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stalk in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stalk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of stalk in a Sentence

1. English Proverb:

   Danger and delight grow on one stalk.

2. Roger Zelazny:

   I stalk my prison like my own ghost...

3. Lisa Drayer:

   A 5-inch stalk has only three calories, so that's very low-calorie. A cup of chopped celery has only 20 calories.

4. Robert Collier:

   First the stalk -- then the roots. First the need -- then the means to satisfy that need. First the nucleus -- then the elements needed for its growth.

5. Louise Makin:

   We're open for business for the right thing, we constantly scan, we constantly stalk various technologies. People also come to us now because we are unique in taking a position in this fast-growth area of interventional medicine.

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