- a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions.
- livestock.
- a stock company: a job in summer stock.
- Finance.
- the outstanding capital of a company or corporation.
- the shares of a particular company or corporation.
- the certificate of ownership of such stock; stock certificate.
- (formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor.
- Horticulture.
- in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted.
- a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings; stock plant.
- the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguished from roots and branches.
- the type from which a group of animals or plants has been derived.
- a species or other related group of animals or plants.
- the person from whom a given line of descent is derived; the original progenitor.
- a line of descent or lineage; a racial or ethnic group.
- a category consisting of language families that, because of resemblances in grammatical structure and vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin.
- any grouping of related languages.
- the handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
- Firearms.
- the wooden or metal piece to which the barrel and mechanism of a rifle are attached.
- a part of an automatic weapon, as a machine gun, similar in position or function.
- the trunk or stump of a tree, left standing.
- a dull or stupid person.
- something lifeless or senseless.
- the main upright part of anything, especially a supporting structure.
- stocks,
- 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.
- a frame in which a horse or other animal is secured in a standing position for shoeing or for a veterinary operation.
- the frame on which a boat rests while under construction.
- Nautical.
- a vertical shaft forming part of a rudder and controlling the rudder's movement.
- a transverse piece of wood or metal near the ring on some anchors.
- the metal or wooden body of a carpenter's plane.
- Metallurgy.
- material being smelted in a blast furnace.
- a metal piece to be forged.
- Printing.
- a specified quality or kind of paper: glossy stock;card stock;offset stock.
- the paper for printing a particular job: We don't have enough stock for that large a run.
- the raw material from which something is made.
- stuff (def. 15).
- the liquor or broth prepared by boiling meat, fish, chicken, etc., with or without vegetables or seasonings, and used especially as a foundation for soups and sauces.
- any of several plants belonging to the genusMatthiola, of the mustard family, especially M. incana, having fragrant white, blue, purple, reddish, or yellowish flowers.
- a rhizome or rootstock.
- a compound organism, as a colony of corals.
- a collar or a neckcloth fitting like a band around the neck.
- the portion of a pack of cards that, in certain games, is not dealt out to the players, but is left on the table, to be drawn from as occasion requires.
- an adjustable wrench for holding dies for cutting screws.
- rolling stock.
- boneyard (def. 3).
- stock car (def. 1).
- one of a set of three metal containers for holy oil.
- an irregular igneous intrusion, usually an offshoot of a batholith, often mineralized.
- a stocking.
- the frame of a plow to which the share, handles, etc., are attached.
- kept regularly on hand, as for use or sale; staple; standard: stock articles.
- having as one's job the care of a concern's goods: a stock clerk.
- of the common or ordinary type; in common use: a stock argument.
- banal; commonplace: a stock remark.
- pertaining to or designating the breeding and raising of livestock: stock farming.
- (of farm animals) being a fully grown male: a stock hog.
- of or relating to the stock of a company or corporation: a stock report.
- Theater.
- pertaining to a stock company.
- appearing together in a repertoire, as a company.
- forming part of a repertoire, as a play.
- being a character type fixed by convention, as in the commedia dell'-arte, a harlequinade, minstrel show, or the like.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a stock car.
- to furnish with a stock or supply.
- to furnish with stock, as a farm with horses, cattle, etc.
- to lay up in store, as for future use.
- to fasten to or provide with a stock, as a rifle, plow, bell, anchor, etc.
- to put in the stocks as a punishment.
- to lay in a stock of something (often followed by up).
- on hand for use or sale: There are no more blue skirts in stock.
- lock1 (def. 30).
- on the stocks,
- under construction, as especially a ship.
- in progress or preparation: a new novel on the stocks.
- lacking a supply of, especially temporarily: We are out of stock in this item.
- to put confidence in or attach importance to; believe; trust: Considering his general unreliability, I can't take stock in what he has told you.
- take stock,
- to make an inventory of stock on hand.
- to make an appraisal of resources or prospects: She took stock of her decorating scheme and decided it was time for a change.
- the total goods or raw material kept on the premises of a shop or business
- (as modifier)
- a supply of something stored for future use
- finance
- the capital raised by a company through the issue and subscription of shares entitling their holders to dividends, partial ownership, and usually voting rights
- the proportion of such capital held by an individual shareholder
- the shares of a specified company or industry
- (formerly) the part of an account or tally given to a creditor
- the debt represented by this
- standing or status
- farm animals, such as cattle and sheep, bred and kept for their meat, skins, etc
- (as modifier)
- the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant
- horticulture
- a rooted plant into which a scion is inserted during grafting
- a plant or stem from which cuttings are taken
- the original type from which a particular race, family, group, etc, is derived
- a race, breed, or variety of animals or plants
- a small pen in which a single animal can be confined
- a line of descent
- any of the major subdivisions of the human species; race or ethnic group
- the part of a rifle, sub-machine-gun, etc, into which the barrel and firing mechanism is set: held by the firer against the shoulder
- the handle of something, such as a whip or fishing rod
- the main body of a tool, such as the block of a plane
- short for diestock, gunstock, rolling stock
- (formerly) the part of a plough to which the irons and handles were attached
- the main upright part of a supporting structure
- a liquid or broth in which meat, fish, bones, or vegetables have been simmered for a long time
- film material before exposure and processing
- metallurgy
- a portion of metal cut from a bar upon which a specific process, such as forging, is to be carried out
- the material that is smelted in a blast furnace
- any of several plants of the genus Matthiola, such as M. incana and M. bicornis (evening or night-scented stock), of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for their brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- a similar and related North American plant, Malcolmia maritima
- a long usually white neckcloth wrapped around the neck, worn in the 18th century and as part of modern riding dress
- a pile of cards left after the deal in certain games, from which players draw
- the repertoire of plays available to a repertory company
- (as modifier)
- (on some types of anchors) a crosspiece at the top of the shank under the ring
- the centre of a wheel
- an exposed igneous intrusion that is smaller in area than a batholith
- a log or block of wood
- See laughing stock
- an archaic word for stocking
- in stock
- stored on the premises or available for sale or use
- supplied with goods of a specified kind
- out of stock
- not immediately available for sale or use
- not having goods of a specified kind immediately available
- take stock
- to make an inventory
- to make a general appraisal, esp of prospects, resources, etc
- to attach importance to
- lock, stock, and barrel See lock 1 (def. 7)
- staple, standard
- being a cliché; hackneyed
- to keep (goods) for sale
- to obtain a store of (something) for future use or sale
- to supply with live animals, fish, etc
- (of a plant) to put forth new shoots
- to punish by putting in the stocks
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