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.
Private detectives staked out their house, went through their garbage, and interviewed their neighbors.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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 a/your claim — stake (out) a/your claim : to say or show that you believe you should have something or that you deserve something They staked their claim to the land. With her strong showing in the early rounds of the tournament, she has staked her claim to be… … Useful english dictionary
stake (out) a claim (to something) — stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth) idiom to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours • Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. Main entry: ↑stakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
stake (out) your claim (to something) — stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth) idiom to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours • Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. Main entry: ↑stakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
stake (out) a claim (for something) — stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth) idiom to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours • Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. Main entry: ↑stakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
stake (out) your claim (for something) — stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth) idiom to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours • Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. Main entry: ↑stakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
stake (out) a claim (on something) — stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth) idiom to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours • Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. Main entry: ↑stakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
stake (out) your claim (on something) — stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth) idiom to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours • Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday. Main entry: ↑stakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
stake someone/something out — informal continuously watch a place or person in secret they d staked out Culley s house for half a day … Useful english dictionary
