English noun: stalk | |||
1. | stalk (substance) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | ||
Synonyms | chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plant material, plant substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bran | ||
2. | stalk (plant) a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | ||
Synonyms | stem | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plant organ | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | axis, beanstalk, bole, branch, bulb, cane, carpophore, caudex, caudex, cladode, cladophyll, corm, corn stalk, cornstalk, culm, cutting, filament, flower stalk, funicle, funiculus, gynophore, halm, haulm, leafstalk, petiole, petiolule, phylloclad, phylloclade, rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock, scape, slip, sporangiophore, stipe, stock, tree trunk, trunk, tuber | ||
Part holonym | internode, leaf node, node, receptacle | ||
3. | stalk (act) a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | ||
Synonyms | stalking, still hunt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunting | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deerstalking | ||
4. | stalk (act) the act of following prey stealthily | ||
Synonyms | stalking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chase, following, pursual, pursuit | ||
5. | stalk (act) a stiff or threatening gait | ||
Synonyms | angry walk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gait | ||
English verb: stalk | |||
1. | stalk (motion) walk stiffly | ||
Examples | The children stalk to the playground | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
2. | stalk (motion) follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to | ||
Samples | Her ex-boyfriend stalked her. The ghost of her mother haunted her. | ||
Synonyms | haunt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||
3. | stalk (motion) go through (an area) in search of prey | ||
Samples | Stalk the woods for deer. | ||
Examples | The men stalk the area for animals | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||