stalk

stalk (http://definr.com/stalk)

     n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
          stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
          [syn: chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble]
     2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or
        fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: stem]
     3: a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush
        [syn: stalking, still hunt]
     4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: stalking]
     5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: angry walk]
     v 1: walk stiffly
     2: recur constantly and spontaneously to [syn: haunt]
     3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for
        deer"