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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 holonym | instep | ||
| Part meronym | pantyhose | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| 2. | stocking (act) the activity of supplying a stock of something | ||
| Samples | He supervised the stocking of the stream with trout. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | provision, supply, supplying | ||
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