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stalk

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stalk in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a stiff or threatening gait
    stalk  angry walk 
  2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
    chaff  husk  shuck  stalk  straw  stubble 
  3. the act of following prey stealthily
    stalk  stalking 
  4. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
    stalk  stalking  still hunt 
  5. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    stalk  stem 
verb
  1. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
    "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
    haunt  stalk 
  2. walk stiffly
    stalk 
  3. go through (an area) in search of prey
    "stalk the woods for deer"
    stalk 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University