Main Entry:

²stock

Function:

verb

Date:

15th century

transitive verb

1 : to make (a domestic animal) pregnant 2 : to fit to or with a stock 3 : to provide with stock or a stock : supply <stock a stream with trout> 4 : to procure or keep a stock of <our store stocks that brand> 5 : to graze (livestock) on land intransitive verb 1 : to send out new shoots 2 : to put in stock or supplies <stock up on canned goods>