n. 25B6; noun a stake in the ground : POST, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, prop, strut, pale, paling, picket, pile, piling, cane.
25B6; verb
the plants have to be staked : PROP UP, tie up, tether, support, hold up, brace, truss.
he staked his claim : ASSERT, declare, proclaim, state, make, lay, put in.
25A0; stake something out
builders staked out the plot : MARK OFF/OUT, demarcate, measure out, delimit, fence off, section off, close off, shut off, cordon off.
(informal) the police staked out his flat : OBSERVE, watch, keep an eye on, keep under observation, keep watch on, monitor, keep under surveillance, surveil; informal keep tabs on, keep a tab on, case.