From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
stalk
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or
fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: stalk, stem]
3: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or
waiting in ambush [syn: stalk, stalking, still hunt]
4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: stalk,
stalking]
5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: stalk, angry walk]
v 1: walk stiffly
2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to;
"her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother
haunted her" [syn: haunt, stalk]
3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for
deer"