stocking
part of speech
noun (a stocking, stockings); verb form (-ing of «stock»: stock, stocks, stocked, stocking)
meaning for a pupil
1) A stocking is a long, thin covering for the foot and leg, usually worn by women, often in pairs. tree →
2) A Christmas stocking is a big sock hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with small presents. tree →
3) Stocking is the -ing form of «stock»: putting goods on shelves, or filling something with supplies, like stocking a pond with fish. tree →
4) A «stocking filler» (UK) or «stocking stuffer» (US) is a small, cheap present. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and Christmas stories it names the stocking for Santa's presents. In shops «stocking the shelves» is a job. In farming «stocking rate» is how many animals per area of land, a maths idea. Phrases: «Christmas stocking», «stocking filler», «in stockinged feet», «stocking up on».
examples
- I hung my stocking by the fireplace on Christmas Eve. tree →
- In the morning my stocking was full of sweets and a tangerine. tree →
- The shop worker was stocking the shelves with milk. tree →
- Gran wore thick stockings in winter. tree →
- A pencil is a good stocking filler. tree →
- We are stocking up on food before the snowstorm. tree →
- The farmer is stocking the field with ten sheep per hectare. tree →
- Dorothy stood up and found she was in her stocking-feet. tree →
note
Countable: a stocking, stockings (often a pair). «In stockinged feet» means wearing socks or stockings but no shoes. «Stocking up» means buying lots of supplies.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stocking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.