stock (
http://definr.com/stock)
adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic
sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace";
"hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating
threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom";
"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
banal,
commonplace,
hackneyed,
shopworn,
stock(a),
threadbare,
timeworn,
tired,
trite,
well-worn]
2: routine; "a stock answer"
3: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a
stock item" [syn:
standard]
n 1: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of
shares entitling holders to partial ownership; "he owns
a controlling share of the company's stock"
2: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a
basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a
base of beef stock" [syn:
broth]
3: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a
vast inventory of hardware" [syn:
inventory]
4: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought
back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn:
store,
fund]
5: not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit
[syn:
livestock,
farm animal]
6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn:
lineage,
line,
line of descent,
descent,
bloodline,
blood line,
blood,
pedigree,
ancestry,
origin,
parentage]
7: 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; "the rifle had been fitted with a special
stock" [syn:
gunstock]
8: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was
so high he could have been elected mayor"
9: a special kind of domesticated animals within a species; "he
experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he
created a new variety of sheep" [syn:
breed,
strain,
variety]
10: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut
round stock to 1-inch diameter"
11: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the
corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the
past year" [syn:
stock certificate]
12: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus
Malcolmia [syn:
Malcolm stock]
13: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a
plant grown specifically to provide the root part of
grafted plants
14: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their
brightly colored flowers [syn:
gillyflower]
15: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the
cue by the stock"
16: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
[syn:
caudex]
17: an ornamental white cravat [syn:
neckcloth]
v 1: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn:
carry,
stockpile]
2: stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock
coffee as long as prices are low" [syn:
buy in]
3: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the
larder with meat"