stalk (n.)

  1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

    [ Syn: chaff , husk , shuck , straw , stubble ]

  2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

    [ Syn: stem ]

  3. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

    [ Syn: stalking , still hunt ]

  4. the act of following prey stealthily

    [ Syn: stalking ]

  5. a stiff or threatening gait

    [ Syn: angry walk ]

    stalk (v.)

  1. walk stiffly

  2. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; her ex-boyfriend stalked her; the ghost of her mother haunted her

    [ Syn: haunt ]

  3. go through (an area) in search of prey; stalk the woods for deer'

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