stalk

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The stem or main axis of a plant.

   • a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats;  the stalks of maize or hemp
2. 2

   The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.

   • grape stalks
3. 3

   Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.

   • they appear to be made up of little Bladders , like those in the Plume or Stalk of a Quill
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   1. 4

      An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the…

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

   2. 5

      One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.

   3. 6

      A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.

   4. 7

      The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.

   5. 8

      The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.

   6. 9

      An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it

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

   7. 10

      Informally, a construction which generalizes that of the notion of the ring of germs of…

      Informally, a construction which generalizes that of the notion of the ring of germs of functions near a point to the context of arbitrary sheaves. Formally, given a sheaf ℱ on a space X, and a point x in X, the direct limit of the sections of F on the open neighborhoods of x ordered by reverse inclusion. See Stalk (sheaf) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

   8. 11

      The penis.

   9. 12

      To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.

      • As for shooting a man from behind a wall, it is cruelly like to stalking a deer.
   10. 13

       To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.ᵂᵖ

       • My ex-girlfriend is stalking me.
       • villages stalked by the threat of famine
   11. 14

       To walk slowly and cautiously

       To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner.

       • [Bertran] stalks close behind her, like a witch's fiend, / Pressing to be employed.
       • O ay, stalk on, stalk on, the fowl sits
   12. 15

       To walk behind something, such as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game

       To walk behind something, such as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under cover.

       • The king[…]crept under the shoulder of his led horse;[…]"I must stalk," said he.
       • One underneath his horse, to get a shoot doth stalk.
   13. 16

       Of a person's social media activity

       Of a person's social media activity: to look through thoroughly or obsessively; to keep tabs on, generally avoiding contact.

       • Coordinate term: lurk
       • Hate when I'm stalking someone's Insta and I like one of their old pics. Makes me wanna burrow underground n' hibernate for a season or two.
   14. 17

       A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone.

   15. 18

       The hunting of a wild animal by stealthy approach.

       • When the stalk was over (the antelope took alarm and ran off before I was within rifle shot) I came back.
   16. 19

       To walk haughtily.

       • With manly mien he stalked along the ground.
       • Then stalking through the deep, / He fords the ocean.
       • I forbear myself from entering the lists in which he has long stalked alone and unchallenged.
   17. 20

       A haughty style of walking.

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