What is the meaning of stocking?

noun

• Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural. )
• The activity of supplying a stock of something.
  • usage: "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"

verb

• Have on hand.
  • usage: "Do you carry kerosene heaters"
  • synonyms: stock, carry, stockpile
• Equip with a stock.
  • usage: "stock a rifle"
  • synonyms: stock
• Supply with fish.
  • usage: "stock a lake"
  • synonyms: stock
• Supply with livestock.
  • usage: "stock a farm"
  • synonyms: stock
• Amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use.
  • usage: "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
  • synonyms: stock, buy in, stock up
• Provide or furnish with a stock of something.
  • usage: "stock the larder with meat"
  • synonyms: stock
• Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots.
  • usage: "the plant sprouted early this year"
  • synonyms: sprout, stock