stalk
noun
1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Similar word(s): chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble
Definition categories: substance
2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Similar word(s): stem
Definition categories: plant
3. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
Similar word(s): stalking
Definition categories: act, hunt, hunting
4. the act of following prey stealthily
Similar word(s): stalking
Definition categories: act, chase, following, pursual, pursuit
5. a stiff or threatening gait
Definition categories: act, gait
Sentences with stalk as a noun:
- a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp
verb
1. walk stiffly
Definition categories: motion, walk
2. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
- her ex-boyfriend stalked her
Similar word(s): haunt
Definition categories: motion, follow, pursue
3. go through (an area) in search of prey
- stalk the woods for deer
Definition categories: motion, follow, pursue
Sentences with stalk as a verb:
- My ex-boyfriend is stalking me.