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stake1
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- pronunciation:
- steIk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
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A stake is a pointed stick or pointed metal bar that is pushed hard into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a spot or to help hold something up.
The campers used stakes to hold their tent in place.Flora's mom some stakes in the ground to mark where she wanted to make her garden.- synonyms:
- peg, post
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| related words: |
bar |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stakes, staking, staked |
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When you stake out something, you mark the boundaries of it with stakes or as if using stakes. You might stake out an area for a garden or you might stake out a good spot on the beach.
My dad went ahead of us and staked out an area where we could set up our camp.- synonyms:
- mark off
- similar words:
- define, enclose, fence
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