'stock car noun an ordinary car that has been
made stronger for use in stock-car racing ( ftp (§ $
mmn&m> &Mm*
'stock-car racing noun [U] (BrE) (NAmE .demolition 'derby [c]) a type of race in which the
competing cars are allowed to hit each other H M A M ( # % A AT
iMfsurn)
'stock company noun (NAmE) 1 a company owned by people who
have shares in it Hftffr'&M] 2 (also stock) a theatre company that does several
different plays in a season; a repertory
company g ‘stock cube noun a solid cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, sold
in packs and used for making soups, sauces, etc.
'stock exchange noun [usually sing.] a place where
shares in companies are bought and sold; all of the business activity involved
in doing this iff # 5c
M
( pjf ) ; 1ft® ( #f ) : the
stock-fish /'stDkfiJ; NAmE ‘staik-/ noun 1 [u] cod or similar fish that is dried
without salt ijfcfSil-ff'; ff- 2 [C] {pi. stock-fish or stock-fishes) (SAfrE) a large sea fish that is used
for food
stock hold er /'stDkhauld0(r); NAmE 'staikhou-/ noun (especially NAmE) a person who owns stocks and shares in a business
lftllJ#WA; IftA V
stock inet (also stock-in-ette) /.stDki'net; NAmE ,sta:k-/ noun [U] a type of soft cloth that stretches easily and is used
for making bandages R#l
stock ing /'stDkirj; /Mm£ 'sta:k-/ noun 1 either
of a pair of thin pieces of clothing that fit closely over a woman’s legs and
feet a pair of silk
stockings —
j&M —compare tights(I) —see also body stocking 2 = Christmas stocking IT»TCT in your .stocking(ed) 'feet wearing socks or stockings but
not shoes F.WW
'stocking filler (BrE) {NAmE 'stocking stuffer) noun a small present that is put in
a Christmas stocking
stock-in-trade noun [u] a person’s stock-in-trade is
sth that they do, say or use very often or too often fg® ) : Famous
people and their private lives are the stock-in-trade of the popular
newspapers. £
stock ist /’stDkist; NAmE ‘staik-/ noun (BrE) a shop/store or company
that sells a particular product or type of goods ( mi
RETAILER
stock-job-ber /'stnkd3nba(r); NAmE 'sta:kd3a:b-/ noun
=
JOBBER
Stock-man /'stnkman; NAmE 'staik-/ noun {pi. -men /-man/) 1 a man whose job is to
take care of farm animals H 4ft A; 2
{NAmE) a man who owns
farm animals 3 {NAmE) a man who is in charge
of the goods in a warehouse,
etc.
'stock market (also market) noun the business of buying and
selling shares in companies and the place where this happens; a stock exchange iff # 3c H ( 0r ) IftM^i ( #r ) ; 1ft iU: to make money on the
stock market ^ElftMTU^AII^ 0 a stock market crash
{- when
prices of shares fall suddenly and people lose money) flftJRfrlf
'stock option noun {NAmE) = share option 'stock-out noun {business $j) a situation in which a company
or shop/store has no more of a particular item available ( irtft
stock-pile /'stDkpail; NAmE'staik-/ noun, verb m noun a large supply of sth that is
kept to be used in the future if necessary [SI M $J W: the world’s
stockpile of nuclear weapons flfitiS-
m verb [VN] to collect and keep a large
supply of sth A It
stock-pot /'stDkpDt; NAmE 'staikpait/ noun a pot in which meat,
fish, vegetables, or bones are cooked to make stock
stock-room /'stDkruim; -rum; NAmE 'staik-/ noun a room for storing
things in a shop/store, an office, etc.
GB; T-BM
.stock-'still adv. without moving at all
We stood stock-still watching the animals,
-fieJ -
stock-taking /'stokteikiij; NAmE 'staik-/ noun [U] 1 {especially BrE) the process of making
a list of all the goods in a shop/store or business — compare inventory n.(2) 2 the process of
thinking carefully about your own situation or position ( £} .)
m, iftt, S®
stocky /'stnki; NAmE 'staiki/ adj. (stock ier, stocki
est) (of
a person A) short, with a strong, solid body fit
Fnm thickset ► stock-ily adv. stock-yard /'stnkjaid; NAmE 'staikjaird/ noun a place where farm
animals are kept for a short time before they are sold at a market [M ( M
tX£!£
ttw, unhs&tm) '
stodge /stnd3; NAmE staid3/ noun [U] {BrE, informal, usually disapproving) heavy food that makes
you feel very full
stodgy /‘stnd3i; NAmE 'staid3i/ adj. {informal, especially
BrE) 1 (of food #$J) heavy
and making you feel very full B&T (tfJ; 2 serious and boring; not
exciting
stoep /stuip; stup/ noun {SAfrE) a raised area outside
the door of a house, with a roof over it, where you can sit and relax, eat
meals, etc. JUltuiS?®; H I® stogy (also stogie) /'staugi; NAmE 'stougi/ noun {pi. -ies) {NAmE) a cheap cigar
stoic /'stauik; NAmE 'stouik/ noun (formal) a person who is able to
suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling #r£®HKA (
) ► Stoic (also sto-ic-al /-kl/)
adj.: her stoic endurance
his stoical acceptance of death iff Mffi ^ t IS sto-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv. i»MMWI From the Stoics, a group of ancient Greek
philosophers, who believed that wise people should not allow themselves to be
affected by painful or pleasant experiences, £ M M
(stoics),,
sto icism /'stauisizam; NAmE 'stou-/ noun [U] (formal) the fact of not
complaining or showing what you are feeling when you are suffering
&fc.£; MS: She endured her long illness with stoicism.
stoke /stauk; NAmE stouk/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (up)
(with sth) to add fuel to a fire, etc. -^jjp ( ) : to
stoke up a fire with more
coal 0 to
stoke a furnace 2 ~ sth (up)
to
make people
feel sth more strongly fa-ift; M.M: to stoke
up envy
# iJilii'i .stoke 'up (on/with
sth) (informal) to eat or drink a lot of
sth, especially so that you do not feel hungry later n££jF; stoke up for the day on
a good breakfast. -f-tftJIlfcllMStSM, stoked /staukt; NAmE stoukt/ adj. (NAmE, informal) excited and pleased
about sth $ (ft ; $! jg. Aj: I’m really stoked that
they chose me for the team. ftMil iAfic
/JPA&AIA,
n
stoker /'stauka(r); NAmE 'stou-/ noun a person whose job is
to add coal or other fuel to a fire, etc., especially on a ship or a steam
train ( A±#J ) 33^
stok-vel
/‘stDkfel;
NAmE 'staik-/ noun (SAfrE) a group of people who
agree to pay regular amounts of money and take turns to receive all or part of
what is collected ii$li (
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stole /staul; NAmE stoul/ noun a piece of clothing
consisting of a wide band of cloth or fur, worn by a woman around the
shoulders; a similar piece of clothing worn by a priest 5
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— see also steal, stole, stolen v.