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stalk

/ stalk /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a stiff or threatening gait
Type of:
gait
noun Sense 2
the act of following prey stealthily
Type of:
pursuit chase following
Derived:
haunt
noun Sense 3
a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush
Type of:
hunt hunting
Kinds of:
deerstalking
noun Sense 4
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Type of:
plant organ
Kinds of:
gynophore carpophore filament funicle funiculus
verb Sense 5
walk stiffly
Type of:
walk
Derived:
angry walk stalker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
go through (an area) in search of prey
"stalk the woods for deer"
Type of:
pursue follow
Derived:
stalking still hunt prowler sneak stalker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
"her ex-boyfriend stalked her"
"the ghost of her mother haunted her"
Type of:
pursue follow
Derived:
stalking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Type of:
plant material
Kinds of:
bran
Derived:
shuck husk shell
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

gait pursuit chase following hunt hunting deerstalking plant organ gynophore carpophore filament funicle