Download the app
educalingo
Search
I'm an athlete, but I'm not a runner. I'm 5-foot-8 and stocky - not exactly a runner's type.
Andrew Lawrence

Meaning of "stocky" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF STOCKY

stocky  [ˈstɒkɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOCKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stocky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STOCKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stocky in the English dictionary

The definition of stocky in the dictionary is thickset; sturdy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOCKY


blockie
ˈblɒkɪ
choccy
ˈtʃɒkɪ
chopsocky
ˌtʃɒpˈsɒkɪ
cocky
ˈkɒkɪ
flocky
ˈflɒkɪ
gnocchi
ˈnɒkɪ
hockey
ˈhɒkɪ
jabberwocky
ˈdʒæbəˌwɒkɪ
jockey
ˈdʒɒkɪ
occy
ˈɒkɪ
oche
ˈɒkɪ
outjockey
ˌaʊtˈdʒɒkɪ
peacocky
ˈpiːkɒkɪ
pocky
ˈpɒkɪ
pondokkie
pɒnˈdɒkɪ
rocky
ˈrɒkɪ
schlocky
ˈʃlɒkɪ
shlocky
ˈʃlɒkɪ
tocky
ˈtɒkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOCKY

stocklist
stockman
stockmen
stockpile
stockpiler
stockpiling
Stockport
stockpot
stockroom
stockroute
stocks
stocktake
stocktaken
stocktaking
Stockton
Stockton-on-Tees
stocktook
Stockwood
stockwork
stockyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOCKY

blocky
boss cocky
bullocky
cow cocky
ducky
hassocky
hillocky
hummocky
Jacky
Kentucky
lucky
micky
mullocky
picky
sticky
tricky
tussocky
unlucky
Vicky
wacky

Synonyms and antonyms of stocky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STOCKY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stocky» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stocky

Translation of «stocky» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF STOCKY

Find out the translation of stocky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stocky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stocky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗壮的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

achaparrado
570 millions of speakers

English

stocky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممتلئ الجسم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коренастый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atarracado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাঁট্টাগোট্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trapu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stämmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

がっしりした
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 다부진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stocky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngắn tầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுக்கோப்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठेंगू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıknaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tarchiato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krępy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кремезний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îndesat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοντόχοντρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bonkige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undersätsig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tettvokst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stocky

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOCKY»

The term «stocky» is regularly used and occupies the 58.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
73
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «stocky» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of stocky
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «stocky».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOCKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stocky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stocky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stocky

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «STOCKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stocky.
1
Josh Brolin
I got picked on a lot. I was a complete geek in school. I had braces. I didn't have the hot girlfriend. I wasn't ever sought after. I was a stocky, awkward kid who got laughed off the tennis court when I tried that.
2
Andrew Lawrence
I'm an athlete, but I'm not a runner. I'm 5-foot-8 and stocky - not exactly a runner's type.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOCKY»

Discover the use of stocky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stocky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
...Stocky, Boy of West Texas
A boy finds adventure in the 1870s, with buffalo hunts, encounters with Comanche Indians, and seeing Billy the Kid in person.
Elizabeth Whitemore Baker, 1945
2
The Desert Hawk: The True Story of Stocky Edwards, World War ...
The Desert Hawk is the story of James F. "Stocky" Edwards, one of Canada’s greatest WWII air aces, a fighter pilot who earned his nickname not because of his build, but because he would stand up to anything.
Barbara Hehner, 2010
3
Stocky of Lone Tree Ranch
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
Charles H. Snow, 2013
4
The Distant Scene: Paignton, Brixham & Torquay Through Time
STOCKY HILL, as he was called in the village, was Jasper's elder brother and lived in a cottage next door.Hewasa batchelor then, a terrific worker able to cut an acre of wheat inaday with the two hooks, but he was more noted for his digging ...
Fred Archer, 2013
5
Chen Village: Revolution to Globalization
What had counted to Stocky, as a politically enthused sent- down urban teenager , was the incorruptibility of a cadre. But Stocky's priorities and those of the peasants did not coincide. Their team head happened to be one of the two or three ...
Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, Jonathan Unger, 2009
6
Chen Village Under Mao and Deng
What had counted to Stocky, as a politically enthused sent- down urban teenager , was the incorruptibility of a cadre. But Stocky's priorities and those of the peasants did not coincide. Their team head happened to be one of the two or three ...
Anita Chan, Jonathan Unger, 1992
7
Chen Village: The Recent History of a Peasant Community in ...
What had counted to Stocky, as a politically enthused sent- down urban teenager , was the incorruptibility of a cadre. But Stocky's priorities and those of the peasants did not coincide. Their team head happened to be one of the two or three ...
Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, Jonathan Unger, 1984
8
Inheritance of stockiness in ponderosa pine families
those over 36 cm. in average height, there occur not only very slender (4.0-mm. diameter) but also very stocky (6. 15-mm. diameter) families, suggesting that breeding simultaneously for tallness and stockiness is practical. Volume of stocky  ...
Roy R. Silen, Kenneth E. Rowe, 1971
9
Illegal Dreams
All he needed was a few seconds to recover his breath, his neck hurt from Stocky's grip. A few gasps of air and a sheer desire to live long enough to see his dream mature enabled him remove the diamonds one by one and hand them to ...
Joel Mwangi, 2007
10
Blood Quantum
his one arm, threw a handful of gravel and dirt at stocky, sweaty 's face. "Run, Samuel, get the hell out of here!" Charley said as his own old legs began to go into motion. The handful of gravel and dirt hit stocky, sweaty right in the mouth, nose, ...
Jerry D. Stubben, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOCKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stocky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Non-polluting, stocky little friends, Hero Cycles can be now bought …
Cycles are nostalgia on wheels. We all have sweet memories of our father, an uncle, or a cousin taking us around on his cycle, with us sitting and grinning on the ... «YourStory.com, Jul 15»
2
Stocky Man Sought in String of Long Beach Gropings
Police released a sketch of a serial groper in Long Beach. Gadi Schwartz reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2015. (Published Tuesday ... «NBC Southern California, Jun 15»
3
Stocky Trout Eat MEAT
Back when catch-and-release wasn't as popular, Chuck Kraft and friends would kill and clean some of the big trout they caught. Not only did those fish provide ... «Scout, May 15»
4
Stocky Maryland lineman Andre Monroe hopes NFL teams focus …
Andre Monroe finished with 24 career sacks, tying him for the most in school history with Mike Corvino. Growing up in Upper Marlboro, Andre Monroe attended ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
5
Techie's killer 'short, stocky with arm tattoo'
NOIDA: A sketch of the man who police suspect shot dead software engineer Ankit Chauhan in Noida on April 13 was released on Wednesday. Investigators ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
6
Feel like planting tomatoes? How to time them just right
Brush your hands over the leaves or shake the plants one or two times a day and they'll develop into stocky, dark green youngsters. Then, a gradual introduction ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
7
Vellacott Trio's EP rocks the Stocky
Vellacott Trio, Clayton, Morgan and Ben Vellacott release their EP at the Stockyard Hotel. Deanna Millard. Popular Stories. 'Coward punch' on Stanthorpe ... «Warwick Daily News, Mar 15»
8
Facebook Search Finally Lets You Search For Posts Again
The results will be “personalized and unique” to each user, Stocky said, pulling from posts by friends, pages and people that he or she follows. The closer the ... «Search Engine Land, Dec 14»
9
Reindeer theft: stocky white man sought
“The first man is described as white, aged 50 to 58, 5ft 6ins, of stocky build, with shoulder-length hair. He was wearing jeans, a check shirt and a leather jacket. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
10
Paternity Leave: The Rewards and the Remaining Stigma
Tom Stocky, vice president for search at Facebook, posted a long status update ... at the company reach out to me,” said Mr. Stocky, who manages 150 people. «New York Times, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stocky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stocky>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z