stalk

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The stem or main axis of a plant.
2. 2
   The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
3. 3
   Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
4. 4
   An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
5. 5
   One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
6. 6
   A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.
7. 7
   The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
8. 8
   The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
9. 9
   An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
10. 10
    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 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 Stalk (sheaf) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
11. 11
    The penis.
12. 12
    A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone.
13. 13
    The hunting of a wild animal by stealthy approach.
14. 14
    A haughty style of walking.

Verb

1. 1
   To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
2. 2
   To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.ᵂᵖ
3. 3
   To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner.
4. 4
   To walk behind something, such as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under cover.
5. 5
   To walk haughtily.