Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stake out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: stake out
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To watch a location or people, generally covertly.

Transitive verb

verb

To mark off the limits by stakes.

Transitive verb

verb

To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"stake out land"
"to stake out a new road"
"Bradley, von Schoenvorts and I, with Miss La Rue's help, staked out the various buildings and the outer wall. When the day was done, we had quite an array of logs nicely notched and ready for our building operations on the morrow, and we were all tired, for after the buildings had been staked out we all fell in and helped with the logging"

Usage

Inflected Forms

stakes out (present, singular) staking out (participle, present) staked out (participle, past) staked out (past)

Derived Forms

stakeout

Questions

What does stake out mean?: To watch a location or people, generally covertly.

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