- stake something out
- mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership.→ stake
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
stake something out
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stake something out — 1 builders staked out the plot: MARK OFF/OUT, demarcate, measure out, delimit, fence off, section off, close off, shut off, cordon off. 2 (informal) the police staked out his flat: OBSERVE, watch, keep an eye on, keep under observation, keep… … Useful english dictionary
ˌstake sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to stay outside a building and watch it because something that is illegal or exciting is happening there The police are staking out his home in case he returns.[/ex] 2) to mark an area with fences or posts in order to show that it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stake someone or something out — 1. tv. o position a person so that someone or something can be observed or followed. □ The cops staked the car out and made the arrest. CD Barlowe staked out the apartment building and watched patiently for an hour. 2. tv. to position a person to … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stake someone/something out — informal continuously watch a place or person in secret they d staked out Culley s house for half a day … Useful english dictionary
stake out — transitive verb 1. : to assign (as a policeman) to a specified area usually to conduct a surveillance 2. : to maintain a police surveillance of (as a suspect or an area) * * * stake out [phrasal verb] stake (something) out or stake out… … Useful english dictionary
stake — stake1 noun 1》 a strong post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, etc. ↘historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment. 2》 a small anvil,… … English new terms dictionary
stake — stake1 [ steık ] noun ** 1. ) count a wooden or metal post with a pointed end that is used for supporting or marking something a ) the stake a thick wooden pole that someone was tied to and burned in the past as a punishment: be burned at the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stake — 1 noun 1 SHARP POST (C) a pointed piece of wood, metal etc that is pushed into the ground to hold a rope, mark a particular place etc 2 the stake a post to which a person was tied in former times to be killed by being burnt: burn sb at the stake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stake — I UK [steɪk] / US noun Word forms stake : singular stake plural stakes ** 1) a) [countable] business the part of a business that you own because you have invested money in it stake in: They took a 40% stake in the company last year. a… … English dictionary
stake*/ — [steɪk] noun I 1) [C] business the part of a business that you own because you have invested money in it They took a 40% stake in the company last year.[/ex] 2) [C] an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
