English Dictionary
◊ STALKED
stalked
adj : (biology) having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk;
"a pedunculate flower"; "a pedunculate barnacle is
attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk"
[syn: {pedunculate}] [ant: {sessile}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN TANKED?
tanked
1. Same as {down}, used primarily by {Unix} hackers.
See also {hosed}.
2. Popularised as a synonym for "drunk" by Steve Dallas in the
late lamented "Bloom County" comic strip.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-02-28)