staking out

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• Staking — 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 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

• ˌstake ˈout sth — phrasal verb to explain your opinion clearly and defend it in a determined way Political leaders are busy staking out their positions on this issue.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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

• To see anything out — See See (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. {Saw} (s[add]); p. p. {Seen} (s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. se[ o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa[ i]hwan, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stake — stake1 /stayk/, n., v., staked, staking. n. 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 3 …   Universalium

• 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

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