the main stem of a herbaceous plant

any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle)

a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles

any long slender supporting shaft or column

to follow or approach (game, prey, etc) stealthily and quietly

to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity)

to spread over (a place) in a menacing or grim manner

to walk in a haughty, stiff, or threatening way

to search or draw (a piece of land) for prey

the act of stalking

a stiff or threatening stride