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stalk
Pronunciation: (stôk), [key]—
n.
1. the stem or main axis of a plant.
2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule.
3. a similar structural part of an animal.
4. a stem, shaft, or slender supporting part of anything.
5. Auto.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. stalk
Pronunciation: (stôk), [key]—
v.i.
1. to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.
2. to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides:
He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye.
3. to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner:
Famine stalked through the nation.
4. Obs.to walk or go stealthily along.
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v.t.
1. to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.
2. to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry:
to stalk the woods for game.
3. to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner:
Disease stalked the land.
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n.
1. an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like:
We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
2. a slow, stiff stride or gait.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
