Overview of noun stocking

The noun stocking has 2 senses

• stocking -- (close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))


• stocking -- (the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout")

Overview of verb stock

The verb stock has 7 senses

• stock, carry, stockpile -- (have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?")


• stock -- (equip with a stock; "stock a rifle")


• stock -- (supply with fish; "stock a lake")


• stock -- (supply with livestock; "stock a farm")


• stock, buy in, stock up -- (amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low")


• stock -- (provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat")


• sprout, stock -- (put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year")