Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Staked — Stake Stake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staked} (st[=a]kd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staking}.] 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark the limits of by stakes; with out; as, to stake out land; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 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 out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stake out : present tense I/you/we/they stake out he/she/it stakes out present participle staking out past tense staked out past participle staked out 1) stake out something to explain your opinion clearly and … English dictionary
stake out — verb a) To mark off the limits by stakes; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road. Bradley, von Schoenvorts and I, with Miss La Rues help, staked out the various buildings and the outer wall. When the day was done, we had quite an array of … Wiktionary
stake out (something) — 1. to claim something belongs to you. To avoid a long wait to eat lunch, one of you stakes out a table and the other gets the food. Lars staked out a cot in a third floor bedroom and tried to make it seem like his own space. 2. to secretly watch… … New idioms dictionary
stake out — 1) builders staked out the plot Syn: mark off/out, demarcate, measure out, delimit, fence off, section off, close off, shut off, cordon off 2) informal the police staked out his apartment Syn: observe, watch … Thesaurus of popular words
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
stake someone out — stake (someone) out watch someone, often secretly. A television news crew staked her out from a next door neighbor s yard. For a week, police staked out the suspect … New idioms dictionary
stake out — stake (someone) out watch someone, often secretly. A television news crew staked her out from a next door neighbor s yard. For a week, police staked out the suspect … New idioms dictionary
