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stake out

verb

Meaning

  1. To watch a location and/or people, generally covertly.
  2. To mark off the limits by stakes
  3. To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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