what does stalk mean?
STALK as NOUN
- Meaning
- a stiff or threatening gait
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Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of following prey stealthily
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Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush
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Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STALK as VERB
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- go through (an area) in search of prey
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Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
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- her ex-boyfriend stalked her
- the ghost of her mother haunted her
Hypernyms(s) stalk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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