stocking

(noun, verb)

noun

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

Definition categories: man–made, hose, hosiery

2. the activity of supplying a stock of something

- he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout

Definition categories: act, provision, supply, supplying

Sentences with stocking as a noun:

- a pair of stockings

verb

1. present participle of stock

- I've almost finished stocking these groceries.