stalk
Type
Verb, Noun
Meaning
Verb
To follow or watch someone covertly and obsessively over an extended period.
He was arrested after he continued to stalk his former coworker despite multiple warnings.
To pursue prey or a quarry stealthily before attacking.
The leopard crouched low in the tall grass to stalk the grazing impala.
Noun
The main stem of an herbaceous plant, or a slender supporting part of an organ or structure.
Chop the celery stalk into thin slices before adding it to the simmering soup.
Collocations
- stalk prey
- stalk a victim
- stalk of celery
- stalk out of the room
- stalk the corridors