stalk
stalk1 / stôk/ • n. the main stem of a herbaceous plant: he chewed a stalk of grass. ∎ the slender attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit: the acorns grow on stalks. ∎ a similar support for a sessile animal, or for an organ in an animal. ∎ a slender support or stem of something: drinking glasses with long stalks.DERIVATIVES: stalked adj. [in comb.] rough-stalked meadow grass.stalk·less adj.stalk·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.stalk·y adj.stalk2 • v. 1. [tr.] pursue or approach stealthily: a cat stalking a bird. ∎ harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention: for five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her. ∎ chiefly poetic/lit. move silently or threateningly through (a place): the tiger stalks the jungle | fig. fear stalked the camp. 2. [intr.] stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry manner: without another word she turned and stalked out.• n. 1. a stealthy pursuit of someone or something.2. a stiff, striding gait.