stalked

[ stawkt ]

/ stɔkt /

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adjective

having a stalk or stem.

Nearby words

stalino, stalinogrod, stalinsk, stalk, stalk-eyed, stalked, stalked puffball, stalker, stalking, stalking-horse, stalkless

Origin of stalked

First recorded in 1725–35; stalk¹ + -ed³

Definition for stalked (2 of 2)

stalk

[ stawk ]

/ stɔk /

verb (used without object)

to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.

to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides: He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye.

to proceed in a steady, deliberate, or sinister manner: Famine stalked through the nation.

Obsolete. to walk or go stealthily along.

verb (used with object)

to pursue (game, a person, etc.) stealthily.

to proceed through (an area) in search of prey or quarry: to stalk the woods for game.

to proceed or spread through in a steady or sinister manner: Disease stalked the land.

noun

an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.

a slow, stiff stride or gait.

Origin of stalk

1250–1300; Middle English stalken (v.), representing the base of Old English bestealcian to move stealthily, stealcung stalking (gerund); akin to steal

Related forms

stalk·a·ble, adjectivestalk·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for stalked

“I stalked her,” Lavie says matter-of-factly when asked how she and Ivgy first met.
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It is set during the Irish Civil War, when the IRA stalked the Anglo-Irish, who responded with a mixture of fear and indignation.
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When it comes to Facebook, then, it seems that the stalkers are at risk of becoming the stalked.
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Harold stalks Rosemary, as he presumes Kim was stalked by her assailant.
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There was also evidence that he stalked Giffords before shooting her.
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They grew bolder and stalked stiffly about him, appraising his qualities with eye and nose.
The Yellow Horde|Hal G. Evarts
He placed his pack on the ground and stalked them as a cat stalks a sparrow.
Love of Life|Jack London
Holding it in front of him as a weapon, he stalked directly at the men and women before him.
The Time Traders|Andre Norton
He glared at me again and then, jamming his hat on his head, stalked stiffly out.
Paradise Garden|George Gibbs
Then he stalked out, with his gray fighting look about the eyes.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer

British Dictionary definitions for stalked (1 of 2)

stalk

/ (stɔːk) /

noun

the main stem of a herbaceous plant

any of various subsidiary plant stems, such as a leafstalk (petiole) or flower stalk (peduncle)

a slender supporting structure in animals such as crinoids and certain protozoans, coelenterates, and barnacles

any long slender supporting shaft or column

Derived Forms

stalked, adjectivestalkless, adjectivestalklike, adjective

Word Origin for stalk

C14: probably a diminutive formed from Old English stalu upright piece of wood; related to Old Frisian staal handle

British Dictionary definitions for stalked (2 of 2)

stalk

/ (stɔːk) /

verb

to follow or approach (game, prey, etc) stealthily and quietly

to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity)

to spread over (a place) in a menacing or grim mannerfever stalked the camp

(intr) to walk in a haughty, stiff, or threatening wayhe stalked out in disgust

to search or draw (a piece of land) for prey

noun

the act of stalking

a stiff or threatening stride

Derived Forms

stalker, noun

Word Origin for stalk

Old English bestealcian to walk stealthily; related to Middle Low German stolkeren, Danish stalke

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Medicine definitions for stalked

stalk

[ stôk ]

n.

A slender or elongated support or structure, as one that connects or supports an organ.

Science definitions for stalked

stalk

[ stôk ]

The main stem of a plant.

A slender structure that supports a plant part, such as a flower or leaf.

A slender supporting structure in certain other organisms, such as the reproductive structure in plasmodial slime molds or the part of a mushroom below the cap.

A slender supporting or connecting part of an animal, such as the eyestalk of a lobster.

stalked

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verb (used without object)

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stalk

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noun

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