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101stake a claim — phrasal : to assert title to something by or as if by placing stakes to satisfy legal requirements in order to stake a claim for a footing in Morocco Wickham Steed * * * stake a claim see under ↑stake1 • • • Main Entry: ↑claim stake a claim (for… …
102stake 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… …
103stake sth on sth — UK US stake sth on sth Phrasal Verb with stake({{}}/steɪk/ verb [T] ► to risk harming or losing something important if an action, decision, or situation does not have the result you expected or wanted: »He was happy to stake his reputation on the …
104stake out — v. (D; tr.) to stake out on, to (AE) (to stake out a claim to a mine) * * * [ steɪk aʊt] to (to stake outa claim to a mine; AE) (D;tr.) to stake outon …
105stake 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 …
106stake someone to something — 1. tv. to end or give someone money to buy something. □ Can you stake me to a decent meal? □ Stake the man to a meal and a flop, and he’ll tell us what we want to know. 2. tv. to treat someone to something. □ Can I stake you to a drink to… …
107Stake Out — Infobox Television show name = Stake Out caption = format = Game show picture format = 4:3 runtime = 30mins (inc. commercials) creator = The Chatterbox Partnership presenter = Anthony Davis country = UK network = Challenge TV producer = location …
108stake 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 …
109stake out — PHRASAL VERB If you stake out a position that you are stating or a claim that you are making, you are defending the boundaries or limits of the position or claim. [V P n (not pron)] Those who want to take child abuse seriously today must stake… …
110stake driver — noun a kind of bittern • Syn: ↑American bittern, ↑Botaurus lentiginosus • Hypernyms: ↑bittern • Member Holonyms: ↑Botaurus, ↑genus Botaurus * * * noun …
