stake
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[ steyk ]
/ steɪk /
noun
verb (used with object), staked, stak·ing.
Verb Phrases
stake out,
- to keep (a suspect) under police surveillance.
- to appoint (a police officer) to maintain constant watch over a suspect or place.
Idioms for stake
pull up stakes, Informal.
to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move: They pulled up stakes and went to California.
Origin of stake
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before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
staca pin; cognate with Dutch
staak, German
Stake, Old Norse
-staki (in
lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to
stick1; (v.) Middle English
staken to mark (land) with stakes, derivative of the noun
Words nearby stake
stairmaster,
stairs,
stairstep,
stairway,
stairwell,
stake,
stake a claim,
stake boat,
stake body,
stake horse,
stake out
Example sentences from the Web for stake-out
He couldn't return to his apartment; there was bound to be a stake-out.
Get Out of Our Skies! |E. K. Jarvis
British Dictionary definitions for stake-out (1 of 2)
stake
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/ (steɪk) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for stake
Old English
staca pin; related to Old Frisian
staka, Old High German
stehho, Old Norse
stjaki; see
stick
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British Dictionary definitions for stake-out (2 of 2)
stake
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/ (steɪk) /
noun
verb (tr)
to hazard (money, etc) on a result
to invest in or support by supplying with money, etc
to stake a business enterprise
Word Origin for stake
C16: of uncertain origin
Idioms and Phrases with stake-out
stake