stock

[[t]stɒk[/t]]

n.

1) bus a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, manufacturer, etc.; inventory

2) a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use

3) livestock

4) sbz

a) a theatrical stock company

b) the work or business of such a company; repertory

c) summer stock

5) bus

a) the shares of a particular company or corporation

b) a stock certificate

c) (formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor

6) agr.

a) bot in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted

b) bot a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings

7) agr. bot the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguished from roots and branches

8) agr. bot ahb. zool. the type from which a group of animals or plants has been derived

9) bot ahb. zool. a race or other related group of animals or plants

10) the person from whom a given line of descent is derived; the original progenitor

11) pan a line of descent; a tribe, race, or ethnic group

12) peo ling.

a) a category consisting of language families that, because of resemblances in grammatical structure and vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin

b) any grouping of related languages

13) the handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc

14) mil

a) the wooden or metal piece to which the barrel and mechanism of a rifle are attached

b) a part of an automatic weapon, as a machine gun, similar in position or function

15) a dull or stupid person

16) something lifeless or senseless

17) the main upright part of anything, esp. a supporting structure

18) stocks

a) a former instrument of punishment consisting of a framework with holes for securing the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists, used to expose an offender to public derision

Compare pillory 1)

b) a frame in which a horse or other animal is secured in a standing position for shoeing or for a veterinary operation

c) naut. the frame on which a boat rests while under construction

19) naut.

a) naut. navig. a vertical shaft forming part of a rudder and controlling the rudder's movement

b) naut. navig. a transverse piece of wood or metal near the ring on some anchors

20) the raw material from which something is made

21) coo the broth from boiled meat, fish, or poultry, used in soups and sauces

22) pln any of several plants belonging to the genus Matthiola, of the mustard family, esp. M. incana, having fragrant flowers in a variety of colors

23) gam the portion of a deck of cards left on the table to be drawn from as occasion requires

24) rai

rolling stock

25) archaic a stocking

26) Obs. the frame of a plow to which the share, handles, etc., are attached

27) kept regularly on hand, as for use or sale; staple; standard

28) having as one's job the care of a concern's goods

29) of the common or ordinary type; commonplace

30) ahb. pertaining to or designating the breeding and raising of livestock

31) of or pertaining to the stock of a company or corporation

32) sbz

a) pertaining to a theatrical stock company or its repertoire

b) sbz appearing in repertory:

stock players[/ex]

33) to furnish with a stock or supply

34) to furnish with livestock

35) to lay up in store, as for future use

36) to fasten to or provide with a stock, as a rifle or plow

37) to put in the stocks as a punishment

38) to lay in a stock of something (often fol. by up)

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- in stock out of stock take or put stock in take stock

Etymology: bef. 900; OE stoc(c) stump, stake, c. ON stokkr tree trunk