stalknoun [ C ]
uk/stɔːk/us/stɑːk/the main stem of a plant, or the narrow stem that joins leaves, flowers, or fruit to the main stem of a plant:
a narrow structure that supports a part of the body in some animals:
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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Idiom(s)
stalkverb
uk/stɔːk/us/stɑːk/stalk verb (FOLLOW)
[ T ] to follow an animal or person as closely as possible without being seen or heard, usually in order to catch or kill them:
[ I or T ] to illegally follow and watch someone over a period of time:
[ T ] literary If something unpleasant stalks a place, it appears there in a threatening way:
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Pursuing
- be hot on sb's track/trail idiom
- be on sb's tail idiom
- bear
- bear down on sb/sth
- bring
- bring up the rear idiom
- convoy
- heel
- hot
- hound
- in hot pursuit idiom
- on the scent idiom
- pester
- pursue
- pursuer
- run
- scent
- tag
- tailgate
- track
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stalk verb (WALK)
[ I + adv/prep ] to walk in an angry or proud way:
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Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- surefooted
- swagger
- troop
- waltz
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