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Detailed Synonyms for stalk in English

stalk:

stalk [the ~] noun

  1. the stalk
    – a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 1
    the stalk
    – a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 1
  2. the stalk
    – a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 1
    the stem; the stalk
    – a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 1
  3. the stalk
    – a stiff or threatening gait 1
    the stalk; the angry walk
    – a stiff or threatening gait 1
  4. the stalk
    – the act of following prey stealthily 1
    the stalk; the stalking
    – the act of following prey stealthily 1
  5. the stalk
    – a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush 1
    the stalk; the stalking; the still hunt
    – a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush 1
  6. the stalk
    the stem; the stalk
    the halm; the haulm
    – stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding 1
  7. the stalk
    – material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds 1
    the straw; the stalk; the stubble; the husk; the chaff; the shuck
    – material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds 1

to stalk verb (stalks, stalked, stalking)

  1. to stalk
    ambush
    – hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing 1
    to stalk
    • stalk verb (stalks, stalked, stalking)
  2. to stalk
    – walk stiffly 1
    to stalk
    – walk stiffly 1
    • stalk verb (stalks, stalked, stalking)
  3. to stalk
    – go through (an area) in search of prey 1
    to stalk
    – go through (an area) in search of prey 1
    • stalk verb (stalks, stalked, stalking)
      • stalk the woods for deer1
  4. to stalk
    – follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to 1
    to haunt; to stalk
    – follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to 1
    • haunt verb (haunts, haunted, haunting)
      • the ghost of her mother haunted her1
    • stalk verb (stalks, stalked, stalking)
      • her ex-boyfriend stalked her1

Conjugations for stalk:

present
  1. stalk
  2. stalk
  3. stalks
  4. stalk
  5. stalk
  6. stalk
simple past
  1. stalked
  2. stalked
  3. stalked
  4. stalked
  5. stalked
  6. stalked
present perfect
  1. have stalked
  2. have stalked
  3. has stalked
  4. have stalked
  5. have stalked
  6. have stalked
past continuous
  1. was stalking
  2. were stalking
  3. was stalking
  4. were stalking
  5. were stalking
  6. were stalking
future
  1. shall stalk
  2. will stalk
  3. will stalk
  4. shall stalk
  5. will stalk
  6. will stalk
continuous present
  1. am stalking
  2. are stalking
  3. is stalking
  4. are stalking
  5. are stalking
  6. are stalking
subjunctive
  1. be stalked
  2. be stalked
  3. be stalked
  4. be stalked
  5. be stalked
  6. be stalked
diverse
  1. stalk!
  2. let's stalk!
  3. stalked
  4. stalking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "stalk":

  1. a stiff or threatening gait1
  2. the act of following prey stealthily1
  3. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush1
  4. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ1
  5. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds1
  6. walk stiffly1
  7. go through (an area) in search of prey1
    • stalk the woods for deer1
  8. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to1
    • her ex-boyfriend stalked her1

Related Synonyms for stalk