stocks

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of stock. Use it when there is more than one.

   Investors watched their stocks rise after the announcement.

   The pantry held large stocks of canned food for the winter.

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2. 2
   nounplural

   A wooden frame that locked someone's feet in place so people could mock them as punishment.

   Like a bench that holds your feet so you cannot walk away while everyone watches.

   The thief spent a whole day locked in the stocks while the villagers jeered.

   Guards dragged the drunkard to the stocks in the town square.

   Similarpillory

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3. 3
   verb

   Third-person singular present of stock. Use it with he, she, or it.

   The store stocks fresh bread every morning.

   She stocks the shelves before the shop opens.

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4. 4
   nounplural

   The wooden frame that holds a ship while it is being built, before it slides into the water.

   Like a stand that holds a bike upright while you fix it.

   The new boat sat on the stocks for two years before it was finished.

   Workers climbed over the hull while it rested on the stocks.

   Similarslipway

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