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stock
A	noun
	1	livestock, stock, farm animal
			not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna ╚chordate ╚vertebrate; craniate ╚mammal ╚placental; placental mammal; eutherian; eutherian mammal ╚livestock, stock, farm animal
	2	neckcloth, stock
			an ornamental white cravat
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚covering ╚clothing; article of clothing; vesture; wear ╚garment ╚neckwear ╚cravat ╚neckcloth, stock
	3	stock, inventory
			the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚commodity; trade goods; goods ╚merchandise; wares; product ╚stock, inventory
	4	stock
			the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚part; portion ╚appendage ╚handle; grip; handgrip; hold ╚stock ╚butt; butt end ╚brace; bitstock
	5	stock, gunstock
			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"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚part; portion ╚appendage ╚handle; grip; handgrip; hold ╚stock, gunstock ╚pistol grip
	6	stock
			lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚building material ╚lumber; timber ╚stock
	7	broth, stock
			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"
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚food; nutrient ╚nutriment; nourishment; nutrition; sustenance; aliment; alimentation; victuals ╚dish ╚soup ╚broth, stock ╚stock cube ╚chicken broth; chicken stock ╚beef broth; beef stock ╚liquor; pot liquor; pot likker
	8	breed, strain, stock
			a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚biological group ╚taxonomic group; taxonomic category; taxon ╚variety ╚breed, strain, stock ╚pedigree ╚bloodstock
	9	lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
			the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚kin; kin group; kinship group; kindred; clan; tribe ╚genealogy; family tree ╚lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock ╚side ╚breed ╚family; family line; folk; kinfolk; kinsfolk; sept; phratry
	10	Malcolm stock, stock
			any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚plant; flora; plant life ╚vascular plant; tracheophyte ╚spermatophyte; phanerogam; seed plant ╚angiosperm; flowering plant ╚flower ╚Malcolm stock, stock
	11	stock, gillyflower
			any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚plant; flora; plant life ╚vascular plant; tracheophyte ╚spermatophyte; phanerogam; seed plant ╚angiosperm; flowering plant ╚flower ╚stock, gillyflower ╚brompton stock; Matthiola incana
	12	stock
			a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚natural object ╚plant part; plant structure ╚stock ╚rootstock
	13	stock, caudex
			persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚natural object ╚plant part; plant structure ╚plant organ ╚stalk; stem ╚stock, caudex
	14	stock
			the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚capital; working capital ╚stock ╚voting stock ╚treasury stock; treasury shares; reacquired stock ╚quarter stock ╚authorized shares; authorized stock; capital stock ╚hot stock; hot issue ╚growth stock ╚control stock ╚common stock equivalent ╚float ╚preferred stock; preferred shares; preference shares ╚no-par-value stock; no-par stock ╚common stock; common shares; ordinary shares
	15	store, stock, fund
			a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚sum; sum of money; amount; amount of money ╚gain ╚financial gain ╚income ╚net income; net; net profit; lucre; profit; profits; earnings ╚accumulation ╚store, stock, fund ╚seed stock ╚issue; military issue; government issue ╚provision ╚hoard; cache; stash ╚infrastructure; base
	16	stock certificate, stock
			a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚document; written document; papers ╚legal document; legal instrument; official document; instrument ╚security; certificate ╚stock certificate, stock ╚share
	17	stock
			the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
		Category Tree: state ╚status; position ╚standing ╚honor; honour; laurels ╚repute; reputation ╚stock
B	verb
	1	sprout, stock
			put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
		Category Tree: change ╚grow; develop; produce; get; acquire ╚sprout, stock
	2	stock, carry, stockpile
			have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚stock, carry, stockpile
	3	stock
			provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚stock ╚restock ╚plant
	4	stock, buy in
			stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚stock, buy in ╚understock ╚overstock
	5	stock
			supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚stock
	6	stock
			supply with fish; "stock a lake"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚stock
	7	stock
			equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚equip; fit; fit out; outfit ╚stock
C	adjective
	1	banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
			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'"

	2	standard, stock
			regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

	3	stock
			routine; "a stock answer"

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