stalk

1. n. The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. Source: opted

2. n. The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant. Source: opted

3. n. That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill. Source: opted

4. n. An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring. Source: opted

5. n. One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. Source: opted

6. n. A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids. Source: opted

7. n. The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect. Source: opted

8. n. The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans. Source: opted

9. n. An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor. Source: opted

10. v. i. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun. Source: opted

11. v. i. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover. Source: opted

12. v. i. To word/walk">walk with word/high">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. Source: opted

13. v. t. To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game. Source: opted

14. n. A high, proud, stately step or walk. Source: opted

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