stalk
🇺🇸
/stɔːk/
🇬🇧
/stɔːk/
noun
R
the thin stem that holds up a leaf, flower, or fruit on a plant
The apple's stalk was still attached when he ate it.
R
a long, thin part that supports something, like an animal's eye
The crab's eyes are on long stalks.
verb
R
to follow an animal or person quietly to catch or harm them
The hunter stalked the deer through the forest.
R
to follow and watch someone illegally for a long time
He was arrested for trying to stalk his neighbor.
R
to walk in an angry or proud way
She stalked out of the room when she got mad.
R
to move through a place in a scary or threatening way
Danger seemed to stalk the dark alley at night.
translation
the thin stem that holds up a leaf, flower, or fruit on a plant; a long, thin part that supports something, like an animal's eye
to follow an animal or person quietly to catch or harm them; to follow and watch someone illegally for a long time; to walk in an angry or proud way; to move through a place in a scary or threatening way
Word Forms
3rd Present
stalks
Progressive
stalking
Past
stalked
Plural
stalks
Perfect
stalked