STAKE (SOMETHING) OUT


Meaning of STAKE (SOMETHING) OUT in English

stake something ↔ out phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ stake )

1 . to watch a place secretly and continuously ⇨ stakeout :

Police officers have been staking out the warehouse for weeks.

2 . to mark or control a particular area so that you can have it or use it:

We went to the show early to stake out a good spot.

3 . to state your opinions about something in a way that shows how your ideas are clearly separate from other people’s ideas:

Johnson staked out the differences between himself and the other candidates.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.