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| stock [ stok ] |
noun (plural stocks) |
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1. supply of goods available for sale: a supply of goods for sale, kept on the premises by a store or business
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2. reserve of something: a supply held in reserve for future use
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3. available amount of something: the amount of something such as a natural resource or a service available
  an alarming fall in North Atlantic fish stocks
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4. finance total shares issued: the total number of shares issued by a company or sector
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5. finance investor's capital share: the share of capital held by an individual investor
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6. U.K. finance
Same as capital stock
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7. somebody's reputation: somebody's standing or reputation
Her stock is high in terms of public opinion because of her aid work.
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8. agriculture
Same as livestock
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9. ancestral descent: ancestry, usually with reference to race, ethnic group, region, or profession
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10. original variety: the original variety from which other similar plants, animals, or languages are descended
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11. biology group of related organisms: a race, family, breed, or other related group of animals or plants
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12. linguistics related languages: a group of related languages
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13. food broth: a liquid made by simmering meat, fish, bones, or vegetables with herbs in water, used in soups, stews, and sauces
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14. botany trunk: the trunk of a tree, or the main stem of a plant
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15. botany plant receiving graft: a plant or plant stem onto which a shoot or bud is grafted
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16. botany plant used for cuttings: a plant or part of a plant from which cuttings are taken
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17. agriculture animal pen: a small pen or frame where a single animal can be confined, e.g. for veterinary examination or treatment
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often used in the plural
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18. arms part of firearm: the part of a firearm to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached. It is held in the hand or rested against the shoulder.
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19. arms part of gun carriage: the long beam on a field artillery carriage that extends behind it. When placed on the ground, it becomes the piece's third point of contact, along with the two wheels.
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20. agriculture history part of plow: the frame of a horse-drawn plow
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21. tools handle of something: the handle of something such as a fishing rod, whip, or carpentry tool
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22. wooden block: a block of wood, especially the block from which a bell is hung
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23. supporting part: an upright supporting part
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24. nautical anchor part: the crosspiece on some types of anchors
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25. raw material: the basic material from which something is manufactured
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26. movies unexposed film: movie film that has not yet been exposed
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27. metallurgy piece of metal: a piece of cut metal ready to be processed, especially by forging
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28. (plural stocks or stock) plants flowering plant: a widely grown ornamental plant. Flowers: fragrant, brightly colored, in clusters. Native to: Europe, southern Asia. Genus Matthiola.
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29. (plural stocks or stock) plants
Same as Virginia stock
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30. riding riding neckcloth: a white neckcloth now worn only as part of formal riding dress
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31. christianity clerical shirt front: a broad piece of cloth worn on the chest below a clerical collar by members of the clergy in some denominations of the Christian Church
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32. leisure undistributed cards or counters: a pile of cards or counters not dealt out at the start of a game, but picked up during it
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33. U.S. theater system of presenting plays: a system by which a permanent theater company presents a set of works during a season, usually in its own theater.
Canadian term repertory
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34. theater repertoire of plays: a theater company's repertoire of plays
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35. U.S. theater
Same as stock company (sense 2)
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36. U.K. hub: the hub of a wheel
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37. geology rock mass: a roughly circular mass of exposed igneous rock
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38. rail
Same as rolling stock (sense 1)
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unoriginal: typical or familiar and lacking originality
When pushed for an answer, he gave the stock response.
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verb (past and past participle stocked, present participle stock·ing, 3rd person present singular stocks) |
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1. transitive verb have product in stock: to have an item available for sale
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2. transitive verb fill something with goods for sale: to fill something with a supply of goods for sale
stocked the supermarket shelves with their new product
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3. transitive verb fill something with supply for future: to fill something with a plentiful supply of something for future use
We've stocked the freezer with ice cream for the children.
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4. transitive verb supply farm with animals: to supply a farm with livestock
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5. intransitive verb botany sprout anew: to sprout new shoots
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6. transitive verb punish somebody in stocks: formerly, to punish somebody by putting him or her in the stocks
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| [ Old English stocc "tree trunk" < Germanic] |
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| stock·er noun |
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take stock
1. to think carefully about something so that you can form an opinion about it
2. commerceto make an inventory of the stock, especially at the end of a season in a store or business
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