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staking a claim

staking a claim is the present participle of stake a claim.

Meaning of stake a claim

Verb

stake a claim (third-person singular simple present stakes a claim, present participle staking a claim, simple past and past participle staked a claim)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, usually) To take an action that asserts a property right in something.
    • Who are the nations that have staked a claim to Antarctica lands?
    Synonyms:
    lay claim

Questions about staking a claim

What is staking a claim the present participle of?
Staking a claim is the present participle of stake a claim.

Words near staking a claim in the dictionary

  1. stakhanovite
  2. Stakhanovites
  3. Stakhonovite
  4. Stakhonovites
  5. staking
  6. staking a claim
  7. staking one's life
  8. staking out
  9. stakings
  10. stalactic
  11. stalactical

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