A surname.

plural of Stake

simple past tense and past participle of stake out

(transitive) To watch a location and/or people, generally covertly. / (transitive) To mark off the limits by stakes

An upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.

(Mormonism) A territorial subdivision of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consisting of several wards and, possibly, branches.

(poker) A rule whereby players are only allowed to bet the money they have on the table.

(poker) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, stakes (used literally e. g. of a hand of poker) / (idiomatic) to increase in significance or risk.

present participle of stake out

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stake out