stalk

n.

1. 1. A stem or main axis of a herbaceous plant.
   2. A stem or similar structure that supports a plant part such as a flower, flower cluster, or leaf.
2. A slender or elongated support or structure, as one that holds up an organ or another body part.

[Middle English, probably diminutive of stale, upright of a ladder, post, handle, from Old English stalu.]

stalky stalk'y adj.
stalk² (stôk)

v., stalked, stalk·ing, stalks.

v.intr.

1. To walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait: stalked off in a huff.
2. To move threateningly or menacingly.
3. To track prey or quarry.

v.tr.

1. To pursue by tracking stealthily.
2. To follow or observe (a person) persistently, especially out of obsession or derangement.
3. To go through (an area) in pursuit of prey or quarry.

[Middle English stalken, from Old English -stealcian, to move stealthily (in bestealcian).]

stalker stalk'er n.

verb

1. To walk with long steps, especially in a vigorous manner: march¹, stride. See move/halt.
2. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it: chase, drive, hunt, run. See seek/avoid.

In the Corinthian capital, the representation of a stem, sometimes with flutes, from which the volutes rise.

Loosely, the stem of any organ. When used accurately, the term “stalk” has several specialized meanings: a leafstalk is properly a petiole; a flower stalk may be a peduncle, a pedicel, or a scape; the stalk of an anther is properly called a filament; the stalk of a fern frond is usually called a stipe.

IN BRIEF: To hunt slowly and quietly.

The cat might take ten minutes or more to stalk a mouse.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stilk, stængel

2.
v. tr. - følge efter, liste sig, skride, spankulere, drive pyrschjagt
v. intr. - skride, spankulere, drive pyrschjagt
n. - pyrschjagt

Nederlands (Dutch)
stengel, steel, achterna zitten, besluipen, niet los laten, arrogant lopen

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Bot, Culin) tige, queue, pied, trognon, (Zool) pédicule

2.
v. tr. - suivre, être sur les traces (d'une proie) (pour un animal), poursuivre (le gibier) (pour un chasseur), chasser (qch) à l'approche, suivre furtivement (qn)
v. intr. - marcher avec raideur, quitter (un endroit) l'air digne ou furieux, rôder dans, suivre à la piste (une proie)
n. - poursuite à la dérobée, chasse à l'approche, raideur

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stiel, Stengel

2.
v. - pirschen, schleichen, stolzieren
n. - Pirschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βλαστός, στέλεχος, κοτσάνι, μίσχος, ποδίσκος (άνθους), κολώνα/πόδι ποτηριού, ενέδρα (κν. χωσιά)
v. - βαδίζω μεγαλόπρεπα, καταδιώκω ύπουλα, παρακολουθώ, στήνω παγανιά, ενεδρεύω

Italiano (Italian)
stelo, filo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caule (m), base (f)
v. - perseguir, retirar-se com passos arrogantes

Русский (Russian)
стебель, стержень, высокая дымовая труба, длинная прямая часть любого предмета, высокая подставка, ножка (рюмки), осторожное преследование, подкрадываться, выслеживать, скрытно продвигаться, шествовать, распространяться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tallo

2.
v. tr. - espiar, acechar, acercarse furtivamente a
v. intr. - andar majestuosamente, con arrogancia
n. - tallo, caña, brizna, pedúnculo, pecíolo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stolt gång, gångskytte, smygjakt
v. - skrida fram, smyga sig(efter)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 茎, 梗, 柄

2. 高视阔步地走, 追踪猎物, 猖獗, 蔓延, 偷偷靠近, 高视阔步地走过, 追踪, 在...蔓延, 在...猖獗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 高視闊步地走, 追蹤獵物, 猖獗, 蔓延
v. tr. - 偷偷靠近, 高視闊步地走過, 追蹤, 在...蔓延, 在...猖獗

2.
n. - 莖, 梗, 柄

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 줄기, 가느다란 버팀대, (공장의) 높은 굴뚝

2.
v. tr. - 성큼성큼 걷다, (역병 따위가) 만연하다, 몰래 추적하다
v. intr. - (적, 사냥감에) 살그머니 다가가다, 으스대며 걷다, (병이) 퍼지다
n. - 유유히 걷는 걸음, 추적, 살그머니 다가감

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いばった歩き方, 忍び寄ること, 茎, 細く長いもの, 軸
v. - いばって歩く, 忍びよる, 広がる, 忍び寄る, 蔓延する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ساق نبات (فعل) يتقفى أثر, يسير بطريقه غاضبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גבעול, תמך דק, ארובה גבוהה‬
v. tr. - ‮עקב אחרי, צד, התקרב ממארב, נע חרש‬
v. intr. - ‮פסע בגאווה, צעד בנוקשות או בזעם‬
n. - ‮גבעול, תמך דק, ארובה גבוהה, עקב אחרי, צד, התקרב ממארב, נע חרש, פסע בגאווה‬

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