stake out

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stake out

verb stakes out · staking out · staked out

  1. transitive To watch a location or people, generally covertly.
  2. transitive To mark off the limits by stakes. stake out land
  3. intransitive To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.

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verb to watch a location or people, generally covertly

Españolatisbar

verb to mark off the limits by stakes

Españolestacar
Portuguêsdemarcar
Françaisjalonner
Deutschabstecken

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@misc{stake_out_2026,
  title = {stake out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stake%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}