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| stalk [ stawk ] |
verb (past and past participle stalked, present participle stalk·ing, 3rd person present singular stalks) |
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1. transitive verb follow somebody stealthily: to follow or try to get close to a person or animal unobtrusively
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2. intransitive verb walk stiffly and angrily: to walk in a stiff, angry, or proud way
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3. transitive verb trouble somebody steadily and malevolently: to assail somebody in a steady and sinister way
  villages stalked by the threat of famine
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4. transitive verb law harass somebody persistently: to harass somebody criminally by persistent, inappropriate, and unwanted attention, e.g. by constantly following, telephoning, e-mailing, or writing to him or her
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noun |
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1. stealthy pursuit: a stealthy pursuit or hunt of something
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2. stiff walk: a stiff, angry, or proud walk
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| [ Assumed Old English stealcian< Germanic, "to steal"] |
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| stalk·a·ble adjective |
| stalk·er noun |
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