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stalk verb

  /stɑk/ , /stɔk/ , /stɔːk/
  • (transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
 accostarsi furtivamente, inseguire, pedinare, tampinare
  • (transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp
 assillare, importunare, infastidire, molestare, vessare
puntare

stalk noun

  /stɑk/ , /stɔk/ , /stɔːk/
  • The stem or main axis of a plant.
  • (mathematics, sheaf theory) Informally, a construction which generalizes that of the notion of the ring of germs of functions near a point to the context of arbitrary sheaves. Formally, given a sheaf \mathcal{F} on a space X, and a point x in X, the direct limit of the sections of F on the open neighborhoods of x ordered by reverse inclusion. See w:Stalk (sheaf) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
 gambo, stelo, caule, fusto, venatura centrale
  • A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.
 pedicello, peduncolo, picciolo
  • (architectural element) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
 stelo
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