stock
Cross references:
1. pillory 2. clone
1. stock \'sta:k\ n [ME stok, fr. OE stocc; akin to OHG stoc stick, MIr
tu-]ag bow 1a: STUMP archaic 1b: a log or block of wood 1c1: something
without life or consciousness 1c2: a dull, stupid, or lifeless person 2:
a supporting framework or structure : as pl 2a: the frame or timbers
holding a ship during construction pl 2b: a timber frame with holes to
contain the feet or feet and hands of an o ffender undergoing public
punishment 2c1: the wooden part by which a rifle or shotgun is held during
firing 2c2: the butt of an implement (as a whip or fishing rod) 2c3:
BITSTOCK, BRACE 2d1: a long beam on a field gun forming the third support
point in firing 2d2: the beam of a plow to which handles, share, colter,
and moldboard are secured 3a: the main stem of a plant : TRUNK 3b1: a
plant or plant part united with a scion in grafting and supplying mo stly
underground parts to a graft 3b2: a plant from which slips or cuttings are
taken 4: the crosspiece of an anchor 5a: the original (as a man, race, or
language) from which others derive : SOURCE 5b1: the descendants of one
individual : FAMILY, LINEAGE 5b2: a compound organism 5c: an
infraspecific group usu. having unity of descent 5d1: a related group of
languages 5d2: a language family 6a1: the equipment, materials, or
supplies of an establishment 6a2: LIVESTOCK 6b: a store or supply
accumulated; esp : the inventory of goods of a merchant or manufacturer 7:
the capital that a firm employs in the conduct of business : as 7a1: the
debt due from a government or private company or corporation to in
dividuals for money loaned at interest and not divided into shares 7a2: a
security representing such a debt or fund - usu. used in pl. 7b1: the
proprietorship element in a corporation divided into shares giving to the
owners an interest in its assets and earnings and usu. voting power 7b2: a
share of such stock 7b3: a security representing such a share 8: any of a
genus (Matthiola) of herbs or subshrubs of the mustard fa mily with racemes
of usu. sweet-scented flowers 9: a wide band or scarf worn about the neck
esp. by some clergymen 10a: liquid in which meat, fish, or vegetables are
simmered used as a basis for soup, stew, gravy, or sauce 10b: raw material
from which something is manufactured 10c: the portion of a pack of cards
not distributed to the players at the b eginning of a game 11a1: the act of
estimating or evaluating 11a2: the estimation in which someone or
something is held 11b: confidence or faith placed in someone or something
12: the production and presentation of plays by a stock company
2. stock vt 1: to make (a domestic animal) pregnant 2: to fit to or with a
stock 3: to provide with stock or a stock : SUPPLY 4: to procure or keep
a stock of 5: to graze (livestock) on land 1: to send out new shoots 2:
to put in stock or supplies {~ up on supplies}
3. stock av : COMPLETELY - used in combination {stood stock-still}
4. stock aj 1a: kept regularly in stock {come in ~ sizes} {a ~ model } 1b:
commonly used or brought forward : STANDARD {the ~ ans wer} 2a: kept for
breeding purposes : BROOD {a ~ mare} 2b: devoted to the breeding and
rearing of livestock {~ farm} 2c: used or intended for livestock {~ train}
3: of or relating to a stock company
Webster's English Dictionary