The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - stock n.

1) supply, store, inventory, stockpile, reserve, reservoir, cache, hoard; wares, merchandise, goods, selection, assortment, range, variety, array: One can select something suitable from the stock at the local wine shop. 2) pedigree, bloodline, house, dynasty, (line of) descent, genealogy, extraction, roots, lineage, family, ancestry, parentage, breeding, heritage: Her mother was concerned that she should marry someone of good stock. 3) source, progenitor, creator, father, begetter, forefather, ancestor, precursor, forerunner, forebear; founder: He might well provide the stock for a new line of kings. 4) livestock, (domestic or farm) animals, cattle, beasts; horses, cows, oxen, sheep, goats: Don't forget to water the stock before driving to the village. 5) share, ownership, investment, capital, funds; property, assets: He owned ten shares of stock in the corporation. The company's stock is worth next to nothing today. 6) take stock. weigh (up) , estimate, review, appraise, look at, Colloq size up: We must take stock of the situation and decide what to do. --adj. 7) routine, stereotyped, banal, clich‚d, commonplace, usual, hackneyed, ordinary, stale, staple, run-of-the-mill, tired, old, everyday, customary, set, standard, traditional, trite, worn out, Colloq corny: Ask him how he is and you always get his stock reply, 'Fair to meddling'. 8) standard, ordinary, regular, routine, staple: The shop does not carry 'extra tall' or 'extra short', only stock sizes. --v. 9) carry, have, have or make available, handle, deal in, market, sell, supply, furnish, provide, offer, trade in, keep: The shop stocked a wide range of hardware. 1) 0 Often, stock up (on) . accumulate, amass, pile up, stockpile, hoard, store (up) , cache, lay in, inventory: Everyone stocked up on food in case the village was blocked by snow.