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}, {old-hat}, {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 an ownership interest
          (equity); "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}, {stemma}]
     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 variety of domesticated animals within a species;
        "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he
        created a new strain of sheep" [syn: {breed}, {strain}]
     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: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
     3: supply with fish; "stock a lake"
     4: supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
     5: stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock
        coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: {buy in}]
     6: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the
        larder with meat"
     7: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted
        early this year" [syn: {sprout}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0