Definitions:

1. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation noun
   • The value of our stocks doubled during the past year.
2. a plant or stem onto which a graft is made noun
   • I chose the larger plant to be the stock that I would graft the other plant onto.
3. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species noun
   • The Blue Backed stock of cows is a totally made up subspecies, only used in dictionary examples.
4. a supply of something available for future use noun
   • Our stock of money was running low.
5. an ornamental white cravat, often worn in horse dancing noun
   • In the period film, several of the male actors wore stocks.
6. any animals kept for use or profit noun
   • The stock was out eating grass in the fields.
7. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia noun
   • The stock were growing by the side of the road.
8. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered noun
   • We left the mushrooms in hot water over night and made a delicious stock.
9. lumber used in the construction of something noun
   • They will cut round stock to 1inch diameter.
10. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant noun
    • The stock of the palm tree was very rough to touch.
11. regularly and widely used or sold adjective
    • Butter is a stock thing to have in your kitchen.
12. repeated too often, routine adjective
    • I was unimpressed with your reply, as that was a stock thing to say to someone.
13. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest noun
    • We own a controlling share of the company's stock.
14. the descendants of one individual noun
    • Abraham's stock sure didn't get along with that Jacob.
15. the handle end of some implements or tools noun
    • I grabbed the cue by the stock.
16. the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun noun
    • The rifle had been fitted with a special stock.
17. the merchandise that a shop has on hand noun
    • The stock at the grocery was running low after the hurricane.
18. the reputation and popularity a person has noun
    • Their stock was so high, they could have been elected mayor.
19. to amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use verb
    • Let's stock coffee in the warehouse as long as prices are low.
20. to equip with a gun or tool with a handle or butt verb
    • In the 19th century, most armies would stock their rifles.
21. to have on hand verb
    • We stock plenty of types of dairy.
22. to provide or furnish with a stock of something verb
    • We stocked the larder with meat.
23. to supply with fish verb
    • The private club would always stock the lake with trout and redfish.
24. to supply with livestock verb
    • You should stock your farm before prices rise.

Synonyms:

• broth
• buy in
• carry
• caudex
• commonplace
• descent
• fund
• gunstock
• inventory
• livestock
• neckcloth
• standard
• stock certificate
• stock up
• store
• strain

NearBy Words:

• stock-in-trade
• stock-still
• stock-take
• stock-taker
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• stockholder
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• stockhorn
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• stockinet
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• stocking
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• stockist
• stockjobber
• stockman
• stockpile
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• stockpot
• stockroom
• stocks
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• stockton
• stocky
• stockyard