stocks Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
   
2. noun a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
   
3. noun a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
   
4. noun the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
   stock.
   
   • he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
5. noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand
   inventory; stock.
   
   • they carried a vast inventory of hardware
   • they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
6. noun 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
   gunstock; stock.
   
   • the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
7. noun a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
   stock; stock certificate.
   
   • the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
8. noun a supply of something available for future use
   fund; store; stock.
   
   • he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
9. noun the descendants of one individual
   lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
   
   • his entire lineage has been warriors
10. noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
    strain; breed; stock.
    
    • he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
    • he created a new strain of sheep
11. noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
    broth; stock.
    
    • she made gravy with a base of beef stock
12. noun the reputation and popularity a person has
    stock.
    
    • his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
13. noun persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
    caudex; stock.
    
14. noun a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
    stock.
    
15. noun any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
    gillyflower; stock.
    
16. noun any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    stock; Malcolm stock.
    
17. noun lumber used in the construction of something
    stock.
    
    • they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
18. noun the handle end of some implements or tools
    stock.
    
    • he grabbed the cue by the stock
19. noun an ornamental white cravat
    neckcloth; stock.
    
20. noun any animals kept for use or profit
    farm animal; livestock; stock.
    
21. verb have on hand
    carry; stockpile; stock.
    
    • Do you carry kerosene heaters?
22. verb equip with a stock
    stock.
    
    • stock a rifle
23. verb supply with fish
    stock.
    
    • stock a lake
24. verb supply with livestock
    stock.
    
    • stock a farm
25. verb amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
    stock up; buy in; stock.
    
    • let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
26. verb provide or furnish with a stock of something
    stock.
    
    • stock the larder with meat
27. verb put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
    sprout; stock.
    
    • the plant sprouted early this year

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