STALK

v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. pursue or approach (game or an enemy) stealthily. b intr. steal up to game under cover. 2 intr. stride, walk in a stately or haughty manner. --n. 1 the stalking of game. 2 an imposing gait. østalking-horse 1 a horse behind which a hunter is concealed. 2 a pretext concealing one's real intentions or actions. øøstalker n. (also in comb.). [OE f. Gmc, rel. to STEAL]