English-Thai Dictionary
stalk
N การ เดิน ย่อง เข้าใกล้ การ เดิน ย่อง ตาม stealthy pursuit kan-doen-yong-kao-kai
stalk
N การ เดิน อาดๆ การ ย่างสามขุม swagger strut kan-doen-ad-ad
stalk
N ขา แก้ว ka-kea
stalk
N ลำต้น ก้าน พืช axis stem trunk lam-ton
stalk
VI เดิน อาดๆ ย่างสามขุม strut walk stiffly doen-ad-ad
stalk
VT ย่อง เข้าใกล้ ย่อง ตาม follow pursue trail yong-kao-kai
stalk away
PHRV ออก ไป อย่าง โกรธ stalk off ook-pai-yang-koed
stalk off
PHRV ทำให้ รอคอย stalk away tam-hai-lor-koi
stalker
N ผู้เดิน ย่อง ตาม stealthy pursuer phu-doen-yong-tam
stalkless
A ไม่มี ก้าน ไม่มี ลำ
stalky
ADJ มี ก้าน มาก เต็มไปด้วย ลำ ก้าน me-kan-yao
stalky
ADJ ยาว เรียว long and thin yao-riao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STALK
n.[G., a handle, and a stalk or stem. Gr. from the root of stall; to set. ] 1. The stem, culm or main body of an herbaceous plant. Thus we speak of a stalk of wheat, rye or oats, the stalks of maiz or hemp. The stalk of herbaceous plants, answers to the stem of shrubs and tress, and denotes that which is set, the fixed part of a plant, its support; or it is a shoot.
2. The pedicle of a flower, or the peduncle that supports the fructification of a plant.
3. The stem of a quill.
STALK
v.i. 1. To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and hence the word usually expresses dislike. The poets however use the word to express dignity of step.
With manly mein he stalkd along the ground.
Then stalking through the deep he fords the ocean.
2. It is used with some insinuation of contempt or abhorrence.
Stalks close behind her, like a witchs fiend, pressing to be employd.
Tis not to stalk about and draw fresh air from time to time.
3. To walk behind a stalking horse or behind a cover.
The king crept under the shoulder of his led horse, and said, I must stalk.
STALK
n.A high, proud, stately step or walk.
STALKED
a.Having a stalk.
STALKER
n.One who walks with a proud step; also, a kind of fishing net.
STALKING
ppr. Walking with proud or lofty steps.
STALKING-HORSE
n.A horse, real or factitious, behind which a fowler conceals himself from the sight of the game which he is aiming to kill; hence, a mask; a pretense. Hypocrisy is the devils stalking-horse, under an affectation of simplicity and religion.
STALKY
a.Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STALK
Stalk, n. Etym: [OE. stalke, fr. AS. stæl, stel, a stalk. See Stale a handle, Stall. ]
1. (Bot. ) (a ) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b ) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.
2. That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill. Grew.
3. (Arch. )
Defn: An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
4. One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. [Obs. ] To climd by the rungs and the stalks. Chaucer.
5. (Zoöl.) (a ) A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids. (b ) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect. (c ) The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
6. (Founding )
Defn: An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor. Stalk borer (Zoöl.), the larva of a noctuid moth (Gortyna nitela ), which bores in the stalks of the raspberry, strawberry, tomato, asters, and many other garden plants, often doing much injury.
STALK
Stalk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stalked; p. pr. & vb. n. Stalking. ] Etym: [AS. stælcan, stealcian to go slowly; cf. stels high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably akin to 1st stalk. ]
1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun. Shak. Into the chamber he stalked him full still. Chaucer. [Bertran ] stalks close behind her, like a witch's fiend, Pressing to be employed. Dryden.
2. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover. The king. .. crept under the shoulder of his led horse; ... "I must stalk, " said he. Bacon. One underneath his horse, to get a shoot doth stalk. Drayton.
3. To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step. With manly mien he stalked along the ground. Dryden. Then stalking through the deep, He fords the ocean. Addison. I forbear myself from entering the lists in which he has long stalked alone and unchallenged. Mericale.
STALK
STALK Stalk, v. t.
Defn: To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game. As for shooting a man from behind a wall, it is cruelly like to stalking a deer. Sir W. Scott.
STALK
STALK Stalk, n.
Defn: A high, proud, stately step or walk. Thus twice before, ... With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch. Shak. The which with monstrous stalk behind him stepped. Spenser.
STALKED
STALKED Stalked, a.
Defn: Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem. Stalked barnacle (Zoöl.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer; -- called also stalk barnacle. -- Stalked crinoid (Zoöl.), any crinoid having a jointed stem.
STALKER
STALKER Stalk "er, n.
1. One who stalks.
2. A kind of fishing net.
STALK-EYED
STALK-EYED Stalk "-eyed `, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. Stalked- eyed crustaceans. (Zoöl.) See Podophthalmia.
STALKING-HORSE
STALKING-HORSE Stalk "ing-horse, n.
1. A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill.
2. Fig. : Something used to cover up a secret project; a mask; a pretense. Hypocrisy is the devil's stalking-horse under an affectation of simplicity and religion. L'Estrange.How much more abominable is it to make of him [Christ ] and religion a stalking-horse, to get and enjoy the world! Bunyan.
STALKLESS
STALKLESS Stalk "less, a.
Defn: Having no stalk.
STALKY
STALKY Stalk "y, a.
Defn: Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk. At the top [it ] bears a great stalky head. Mortimer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stalk
stalk 1 |stôk stɔk | ▶noun 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 adjective [ in combination ] : rough-stalked meadow grass, stalk less adjective, stalk like |-ˌlīk |adjective, stalk y adjective ORIGIN Middle English: probably a diminutive of dialect stale ‘rung of a ladder, long handle. ’
stalk
stalk 2 |stɔk stôk | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] 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 literary move silently or threateningly through (a place ): the tiger stalks the jungle | figurative : fear stalked the camp. 2 [ no obj. ] stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry manner: without another word she turned and stalked out. ▶noun 1 a stealthy pursuit of someone or something. 2 a stiff, striding gait. ORIGIN late Old English -stealcian (in bistealcian ‘walk cautiously or stealthily ’), of Germanic origin; related to steal .
stalker
stalk er |ˈstôkər ˈstɔkər | ▶noun a person who stealthily hunts or pursues an animal or another person. • a person who harasses or persecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention.
stalkerazzi
stalk er az zi |ˌstôkəˈrätsē ˌstɔkəˈrɑtsi | ▶plural noun informal photojournalists who follow celebrities closely and persistently with the intention of obtaining sensational pictures. ORIGIN from stalker + -azzi, on the pattern of paparazzi .
stalk-eyed
stalk-eyed ▶adjective (of a crustacean ) having eyes mounted on stalks.
stalking horse
stalk ing horse |ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs | ▶noun a screen traditionally made in the shape of a horse behind which a hunter can stay concealed when stalking prey. • a false pretext concealing someone's real intentions. • a political candidate who runs only in order to provoke the election and thus allow a stronger candidate to come forward. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from the former practice of using a horse trained to allow a fowler to hide behind it, or under its coverings, until within easy range of prey.
Oxford Dictionary
stalk
stalk 1 |stɔːk | ▶noun 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 an object: drinking glasses with long stalks. • (in a vehicle ) a lever on the steering column controlling the indicators, lights, etc. DERIVATIVES stalked adjective [ in combination ] : rough-stalked meadow grass, stalkless adjective, stalk-like adjective, stalky adjective ( stalkier, stalkiest ) ORIGIN Middle English: probably a diminutive of dialect stale ‘rung of a ladder, long handle ’.
stalk
stalk 2 |stɔːk | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] 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 literary move silently or threateningly through (a place ): the tiger stalks the jungle | figurative : fear stalked the camp. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry manner: without another word she turned and stalked out. ▶noun 1 a stealthy pursuit of someone or something. 2 a stiff, striding gait. DERIVATIVES stalker noun ORIGIN late Old English -stealcian (in bistealcian ‘walk cautiously or stealthily ’), of Germanic origin; related to steal .
stalker
stalk er |ˈstôkər ˈstɔkər | ▶noun a person who stealthily hunts or pursues an animal or another person. • a person who harasses or persecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention.
stalkerazzi
stalk er az zi |ˌstôkəˈrätsē ˌstɔkəˈrɑtsi | ▶plural noun informal photojournalists who follow celebrities closely and persistently with the intention of obtaining sensational pictures. ORIGIN from stalker + -azzi, on the pattern of paparazzi .
stalk-eyed
stalk-eyed ▶adjective (of a crustacean ) having eyes mounted on stalks.
stalking horse
stalk |ing horse ▶noun 1 a person or thing that is used to conceal someone's real intentions. • a candidate in an election for the leadership of a political party who stands only in order to provoke the election and thus allow a stronger candidate to come forward. 2 a screen traditionally made in the shape of a horse behind which a hunter may stay concealed when stalking prey. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from the former practice of using a horse trained to allow a fowler to hide behind it, or under its coverings, until within easy range of prey.
American Oxford Thesaurus
stalk
stalk 1 noun the stalk of a plant: stem, shoot, trunk, stock, cane, bine, bent; Brit. haulm, straw, reed.
stalk
stalk 2 verb 1 a cat was stalking a rabbit: creep up on, trail, follow, shadow, track down, go after, be after, course, hunt; informal tail, still-hunt. 2 she stalked out: strut, stride, march, flounce, storm, stomp, sweep.
Oxford Thesaurus
stalk
stalk 1 noun the stalk of a plant: stem, shoot, trunk, stock, cane, bine, bent, haulm, straw, reed; branch, bough, twig; technical pedicel, peduncle, petiole, phyllode, scape, seta, stipe, caudex, axis. WORD LINKS stalk cauline relating to stalks Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
stalk
stalk 2 verb 1 he noticed a stoat stalking a rabbit: creep up on, trail, follow, shadow, track down, go after, be after, dog, hound, course, hunt, pursue, chase, give chase to, run after; informal tail. 2 without another word she turned and stalked out: strut, stride, march, flounce, storm, stomp, sweep, swagger, prance.
Duden Dictionary
stalken
stal ken schwaches Verb |ˈstɔːkn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu englisch to stalk = sich anpirschen, aus dem Germanischen, verwandt mit stehlen (aufgrund nicht erwiderter Liebe, aus Rache u. a.) jemanden verfolgen, ihm auflauern und ihn (durch unablässige Liebesbriefe, Telefonanrufe, Drohungen u. Ä.) terrorisieren
Stalker
Stal ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈstɔːkɐ |der Stalker; Genitiv: des Stalkers, Plural: die Stalker englisch stalker, zu: to stalk, stalken jemand, der Stalking betreibt
Stalkerin
Stal ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die weibliche Form zu Stalker
Stalking
Stal king Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈstɔːkɪŋ |das Stalking; Genitiv: des Stalking [s ] das Stalken
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
stalk
stalk 1 /stɔːk /名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 (植物の )茎 ; (葉 花の )柄 (stem 1 ); 〘動 〙茎状部 .2 (一般に )細長い支え , 細長い物 ; (マイクを立てる )棒, (細い )煙突 , (ワイングラスの )脚 .one's è yes out on st á lks ｟英 くだけて ｠目が驚いて大きく [丸く ]なって .
stalk
stalk 2 動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人 動物などが 〉〈獲物など 〉にこっそり近づく , 忍び寄る ; 〈人が 〉 (異常に )〈主に異性など 〉につきまとう , ストーカー行為をする ▸ The cat stalked his prey .ネコは獲物に忍び寄った ▸ The woman was stalked by her former lover .その女性は前の恋人につきまとわれた 2 ｟文 ｠〈危険 災害 病気などが 〉〈場所など 〉に (静かに )広がる , はびこる ▸ Cholera stalked the town .コレラが町に広がった 3 ｟文 ｠〈人が 〉〈場所など 〉を歩きまわる .自動詞 1 〈人などが 〉 (いばって 怒って ゆうゆうと )大またに歩く , 闊歩 （かっぽ ）する (out, off, away ).2 〈病気などが 〉広まる (through ).3 (獲物に )忍び寄る .名詞 C 1 忍び寄り .2 ゆったりと [いばって ]歩くこと , 闊歩 .
stalked
stalked /-t /形容詞 茎 [軸, 柄 ]のある .
stalker
st á lk er 名詞 C 1 ストーカー, 人をしつこくつけ回す人 .2 獲物をこっそり追う人 .
stalking
st á lk ing 名詞 U ストーカー行為 .～́ h ò rse 1 偽装 ; 口実 ; おとり .2 〘政 〙当て馬候補者 .3 隠れ [忍び ]馬 〘猟師が身を隠して獲物に近づくための馬 (形の物 )〙.
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