stalk

/stɔ:k/
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stalk

A gardener trims the thick stalk of a sunflower.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A stiff or threatening gait: A manner of walking that appears rigid, proud, or menacing.
    • The act of following prey stealthily: The action of pursuing an animal or person quietly and secretly, often to hunt or harass.
    • A hunt carried on by stealth or waiting in ambush: A specific instance of hunting using stealthy pursuit or ambush tactics.
    • A slender or elongated supporting structure in a plant: The main stem of a plant or the stem-like part that supports a leaf, flower, or fruit.
    • Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem: Chaff or husk material separated from grains.

  2. Verb:

    • To go through (an area) in search of prey: To move through an area stealthily while hunting.
    • To follow stealthily or recur constantly: To pursue or obsessively follow a person in a threatening or harassing manner.
    • To walk stiffly: To walk with a rigid, often proud or angry, posture.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The angry man left the room with a stiff, menacing stalk.
    • The lion's stalk of the gazelle was silent and patient.
    • Botanists study the stalk of the wheat plant.
    • After threshing, the stalk is separated from the grain.

  • Verb:

    • The hunter decided to stalk the forest for signs of deer.
    • The paparazzi would constantly stalk the celebrity.
    • He turned and stalked out of the meeting in anger.
Advanced Usage
  • "to stalk off/out": To leave a place angrily or indignantly, walking stiffly.
    • After the argument, she stalked off without another word.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stalker (n): A person who harasses or pursues another obsessively.
    • She got a restraining order against her stalker.
  • Stalky (adj): Resembling or having the qualities of a stalk; long and slender.
    • The plant had a stalky growth habit.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Plant stem): Stem, shaft, peduncle.
  • Verb (Follow): Pursue, shadow, trail, haunt.
  • Verb (Walk stiffly): Strut, march, stride.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Stalk up to: To approach someone or something in a stiff, deliberate, and often aggressive manner.
    • He stalked up to the podium and grabbed the microphone.
Related Idioms
  • (To have) a stalker's mentality: To possess an obsessive or fixated pattern of thought regarding another person (colloquial and psychological).
    • His constant monitoring of her social media showed a stalker's mentality.
stalk

A gardener trims the thick stalk of a sunflower.

Noun
  1. a stiff or threatening gait
  2. the act of following prey stealthily
  3. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
  4. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  5. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Verb
  1. go through (an area) in search of prey
    • stalk the woods for deer
  2. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
    • her ex-boyfriend stalked her
    • the ghost of her mother haunted her
  3. walk stiffly

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