noun1. a. (sometimes plural) the total goods or raw material kept on the premises of a shop or business
b. (as modifier)
a stock clerk
stock book
2. a supply of something stored for future use
he keeps a good stock of whisky
3. financea. the capital raised by a company through the issue and subscription of shares entitling their holders to dividends, partial ownership, and usually voting rights
b. the proportion of such capital held by an individual shareholder
c. the shares of a specified company or industry
d. (formerly) the part of an account or tally given to a creditor
e. the debt represented by this
5. a. farm animals, such as cattle and sheep, bred and kept for their meat, skins, etc
b. (as modifier)
stock farming
6. the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant
7. horticulturea. a rooted plant into which a scion is inserted during grafting
b. a plant or stem from which cuttings are taken
See also rootstock 8. the original type from which a particular race, family, group, etc, is derived
9. a race, breed, or variety of animals or plants
10. (often plural) a small pen in which a single animal can be confined
12. any of the major subdivisions of the human species; race or ethnic group
13. 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
14. the handle of something, such as a whip or fishing rod
15. the main body of a tool, such as the block of a plane
16. short for diestock, gunstock, rolling stock
17. (formerly) the part of a plough to which the irons and handles were attached
18. the main upright part of a supporting structure
19. a liquid or broth in which meat, fish, bones, or vegetables have been simmered for a long time
20. film material before exposure and processing
21. metallurgya. a portion of metal cut from a bar upon which a specific process, such as forging, is to be carried out
b. the material that is smelted in a blast furnace
22. Also called: gillyflower 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)
23. Virginian stock
24. a long usually white neckcloth wrapped around the neck, worn in the 18th century and as part of modern riding dress
25. cards a pile of cards left after the deal in certain games, from which players draw
26. a. the repertoire of plays available to a repertory company
b. (as modifier)
a stock play
27. (on some types of anchors) a crosspiece at the top of the shank under the ring
28. the centre of a wheel
29. an exposed igneous intrusion that is smaller in area than a batholith
30. a log or block of wood
31. laughing stock
32. an archaic word for stocking
33. in stock
34. out of stock
35. take stock
36. take stock in
37. lock, stock, and barrel
verb40. (transitive) to keep (goods) for sale
41. (intr; usually foll by up or up on) to obtain a store of (something) for future use or sale
to stock up on beer
42. (transitive) to supply with live animals, fish, etc
to stock a farm
43. (intransitive) (of a plant) to put forth new shoots
44. (transitive) obsolete to punish by putting in the stocks