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Meaning of stalk

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stalk
      n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
           stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
           [syn: {chaff}, {husk}, {shuck}, {stalk}, {straw},
           {stubble}]
      2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or
         fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: {stalk}, {stem}]
      3: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or
         waiting in ambush [syn: {stalk}, {stalking}, {still hunt}]
      4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: {stalk},
         {stalking}]
      5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: {stalk}, {angry walk}]
      v 1: walk stiffly
      2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to;
         "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother
         haunted her" [syn: {haunt}, {stalk}]
      3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for
         deer"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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