simple past tense and past participle of stake out

present participle of stake out

(usually with to) To take an action that asserts a property right in something.

plural of stake-driver

A bird, the American bittern.

Alternative form of alestake

A boat used to mark the start line in a sailing race.

Alternative form of grubstake

Alternative form of grubstake

(military) A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.