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A stock is a tree trunk or plant stem. (noun)

An example of stock is what a child would climb to reach a tree's branches.

Stock means to keep a supply of or to provide with something. (verb)

An example of stock is buying and storing a large amount of toilet paper.

Stock describes something that is in normal supply or common. (adjective)

An example of stock is clothing in sizes small, medium and large in most clothing stores.

Stock is a share in the ownership of a company. (noun)

An example of stock is 100 shares of Disney Corporation.

See stock in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the trunk of a tree
Archaic
1. a tree stump
2. a wooden block or log
1. a blockhead
2. anything lacking life, motion, or feeling
1. a plant stem into which a graft is inserted
2. a plant from which cuttings are taken
an underground plant stem; rhizome or rootstock
any of a number of plants of the crucifer family, as (Mathiola bicornis), or (Malcomia maritima)
1. the first of a line of descent; original progenitor, as of a human line, or type, as of a group of animals or plants
2. a line of descent; lineage
3. a strain, race, or other related group of animals or plants
4. an ethnic group or other major subdivision of human beings
5. a group of related languages or families of languages
a supporting or main part, as the handle of an implement, weapon, etc., to which the working parts are attached; specif.,
1. a bitstock or brace
2. the butt or handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
3. the block of a plane, in which the cutting blade is inserted
4. the frame of a plow, to which the share, handles, etc. are attached
5. the handle, usually wooden, to which the barrel of a rifle, shotgun, etc. is attached
diestock
a framework; specif.,
1. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy wooden frame with holes for confining the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists of an offender
2. a frame of timbers supporting a ship during construction
3. ☆ a frame in which an animal is held, as for shoeing
something out of which other things are made; specif.,
1. raw material
2. water in which meat, fish, etc. has been boiled, used as a base for soup or gravy
a specified kind of paper: heavy stock
a store or supply; specif.,
1. all the animals, equipment, etc. kept and used on a farm
2. livestock
3. the total amount of goods on hand in a store, etc.; inventory
4. the portion of a pack of playing cards or dominoes not dealt out but left to be drawn from
1. Archaic the part of a tally given to the creditor
2. a debt represented by a tally or tallies
3. the capital invested in a company or corporation through the buying of shares, each of which entitles the buyer to a share in the ownership and, usually, dividends, voting rights, etc.
4. the proportionate share in the ownership held by an individual stockholder
5. the shares of a particular company, industry, etc. or shares, collectively
6. stock certificate
7. Informal a part interest in something
a stock company (sense ), or its repertoire
a former type of large, wide, stiff cravat
stock car (sense )
Obsolete a stocking

transitive verb

to provide with or attach to a stock: to stock a firearm, plow, etc.
1. to furnish (a farm) with stock or (a shop, etc.) with a stock
2. to supply with: to stock a pond with fish
to keep or put in a supply of, as for sale or for future use
☆ to sow (land) with grass, clover, etc.

intransitive verb

to put forth new shoots: said of a plant
to put in a stock, or supply: often with up

adjective

continually kept in stock: stock sizes
of the nature of something kept in stock; common, ordinary, hackneyed, or trite: a stock excuse
that deals with stock: a stock boy
Finance relating to stock or a stock company
1. of or having to do with a theatrical stock company or its repertoire
2. designating or of a character, as in a play or TV show, of a conventionalized type
for breeding: a stock mare
of, or for the raising of, livestock: stock farming

See stock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

stock

noun

A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.
a. The capital or fund that a corporation raises through the sale of shares entitling the stockholder to dividends and to other rights of ownership, such as voting rights.
b. The number of shares that each stockholder possesses.
c. A stock certificate.
d. The part of a tally or record of account formerly given to a creditor.
e. A debt symbolized by a tally.
The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.
a. A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.
b. A plant or tree from which cuttings and slips are taken.
a. The original progenitor of a family line.
b. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family line, especially of a specified character: comes from farming stock.
c. Ancestry or lineage; antecedents.
d. The type from which a group of animals or plants has descended.
e. A race, family, or other related group of animals or plants.
f. An ethnic group or other major division of the human race.
g. A group of related languages.
h. A group of related families of languages.
The raw material out of which something is made.
The broth in which meat, fish, bones, or vegetables are simmered for a relatively long period, used as a base in preparing soup, gravy, or sauces.
a. A main upright part, especially a supporting structure or block.
b. stocks Nautical The timber frame that supports a ship during construction.
c. A frame in which a horse or other animal is held for shoeing or for veterinary treatment. Often used in the plural.
stocks A device consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes for confining the ankles and sometimes the wrists, formerly used for punishment.
Nautical A crosspiece at the end of the shank of an anchor.
The wooden block from which a bell is suspended.
a. The rear wooden, metal, or plastic handle or support of a rifle, pistol, or automatic weapon, to which the barrel and mechanism are attached.
b. The long supporting structure and mooring beam of field-gun carriages that trails along the ground to provide stability and support.
A handle, such as that of a whip, a fishing rod, or various carpentry tools.
The frame of a plow, to which the share, handles, coulter, and other parts are fastened.
a. A theatrical stock company.
b. The repertoire of such a company.
c. A theater or theatrical activity, especially outside of a main theatrical center: a small role in summer stock.
Botany Any of several Eurasian and Mediterranean plants of the genus Matthiola in the mustard family, especially M. incana, widely cultivated for its clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
Games The portion of a pack of cards or of a group of dominoes that is not dealt out but is drawn from during a game.
Geology A body of intrusive igneous rock of which less than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) is exposed.
21. Zoology A compound organism, such as a colony of zooids.
22.
a. Personal reputation or status: a teacher whose stock with the students is rising.
b. Confidence or credence: I put no stock in that statement.
23.
a. A long white neckcloth worn as part of a formal riding habit.
b. A broad scarf worn around the neck, especially by certain clerics.
24. Rolling stock.

verb stocked, stocking stock·ing, stocks

verb, transitive

To provide or furnish with a stock of something, especially:
a. To supply (a shop) with merchandise.
b. To supply (a farm) with livestock.
c. To fill (a stream, for example) with fish.
To keep for future sale or use.
To provide (a rifle, for example) with a stock.
Obsolete To put (someone) in the stocks as a punishment.

verb, intransitive

To gather and lay in a supply of something: stock up on canned goods.
To put forth or sprout new shoots. Used of a plant.

adjective

Kept regularly in stock: a stock item.
Repeated regularly without any thought or originality; routine: a stock answer.
Employed in dealing with or caring for stock or merchandise: a stock clerk.
a. Of or relating to the raising of livestock: stock farming.
b. Used for breeding: a stock mare.
a. Of or relating to a stock company or its repertoire.
b. Of or being a conventional character or situation that recurs in many literary or cinematic works.