stock in WordNet English dictionary

1. the descendants of one individual
   "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   lineage  line  line of descent  descent  bloodline  blood line  blood  pedigree  ancestry  origin  parentage  stemma  stock 
   
2. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
   "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
   breed  strain  stock 
   
3. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
   "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
   broth  stock 
   
4. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
   stock  caudex 
   
5. any animals kept for use or profit
   livestock  stock  farm animal 
   
6. a supply of something available for future use
   "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
   store  stock  fund 
   
7. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
   stock  gillyflower 
   
8. the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
   "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
   stock  gunstock 
   
9. the merchandise that a shop has on hand
   "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
   stock  inventory 
   
10. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    Malcolm stock  stock 
    
11. an ornamental white cravat
    neckcloth  stock 
    
12. the handle end of some implements or tools
    "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
    stock 
    
13. lumber used in the construction of something
    "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
    stock 
    
14. a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
    stock 
    
15. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
    "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
    stock 
    
16. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
    "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
    stock certificate  stock 
    
17. the reputation and popularity a person has
    "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
    stock 
    

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
   "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
   banal  commonplace  hackneyed  old-hat  shopworn  stock  threadbare  timeworn  tired  trite  well-worn 
   
2. regularly and widely used or sold
   "a standard size"; "a stock item"
   standard  stock 
   
3. routine
   "a stock answer"
   stock 
   

1. amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
   "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
   stock  buy in  stock up 
   
2. have on hand
   "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
   stock  carry  stockpile 
   
3. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
   "the plant sprouted early this year"
   sprout  stock 
   
4. provide or furnish with a stock of something
   "stock the larder with meat"
   stock 
   
5. supply with livestock
   "stock a farm"
   stock 
   
6. supply with fish
   "stock a lake"
   stock 
   
7. equip with a stock
   "stock a rifle"
   stock