elk

Definition

  • noun: a large kind of North American deer with big antlers
  • noun: a large gregarious deer ('Cervus elaphus') of North America, Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa
  • used for one of the Old World
  • synonyms: moose, wapiti, elke

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) If we wait till morning he'll have a days head start and he get away. No he won't. He's afraid. He knows how far I came for him. Same as that elk, when they get afraid they run deep in to the woods ... I got him trapped, he just... - He doesn't know it yet. - How can you be so sure? (..)
    2015 The Revenant
  • (..) the fort, we're traped out. All we have to worry about... Is getting some fresh meat for the boys. - Yeah. Yeah, you seen coulter? - Hey, we took down an elk. A big one. We're gonna need some help to haul the meat back. You let me know when it's on the spit. - I'll help with it then. (..)
    2015 The Revenant