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staking out

staking out is the present participle and gerund of stake out.

Meaning of stake out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To watch a location or people, generally covertly.
  2. (transitive) To mark off the limits by stakes.
    • stake out land
  3. (intransitive, croquet) To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.

Questions about staking out

What is staking out the present participle and gerund of?
Staking out is the present participle and gerund of stake out.

Words near staking out in the dictionary

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

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