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English
Pronunciation
AHD|stôk, IPA|/st��k/, SAMPA|/stO:k/
audio|en-us-stalk.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: stork (non-rhotic accents)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��k|-��k
Etymology 1
Noun
en-noun
- The longish piece that supports the seed-carrying parts of a plant
Translations
Chinese Characters: �, �
Chinese: �, �
Dutch: steel m, stengel m
Finnish: varsi
French: tige f
German: Stiel m; Stängel m, Stengel m
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Greek: μί��ο� m
Italian: gambo m
Japanese: � (��, kuki)
Korean: 그루 (geuru), �기 (julgi)
Kurdish: bistîk f
Serbian: stabljika f
Spanish: tallo m
Etymology 2
Verb
en-verb
- to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer
- to (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment
Related terms
stalker
Translations
trans-top|to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer
Finnish: vaania, väijyä
French: traquer
trans-mid
German: sich anpirschen
trans-bottom
trans-top|to (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment
Dutch: stalken
Finnish: seurailla
French: harceler
German: stalken
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: å�·å�·é� è¿�
ttbc|Dutch: besluipen
ttbc|Greek: κα�αδι�ξει
ttbc|Italian: puntare, inseguire
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ttbc|Norwegian: stilk
ttbc|Spanish: acechar
Etymology 3
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To walk haughtily.
Translations
German: stolzieren, einherstolzieren
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