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English noun: stocking

1. stocking (artifact) close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)


Broader (hypernym)hose, hosiery


Narrower (hyponym)boothose, Christmas stocking, knee-hi, knee-high, nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, rayons, silk stocking, support hose, support stocking


Part holonyminstep


Part meronympantyhose


Domain usageplural, plural form

2. stocking (act) the activity of supplying a stock of something


SamplesHe supervised the stocking of the stream with trout.


Broader (hypernym)provision, supply, supplying









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