stakesomethingout
phrasal verbwithstakeverb[T]uk/steɪk/us/steɪk/
(WATCH)
towatchaplacecontinuouslyinordertocatchcriminalsor toseeafamousperson:
Thepolicestakedout thehotelwhere the twoterroristswerereportedto bestaying.
Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- ANPR
- APB
- forensics
- gumshoe
- identikit
- identity parade
- lie detector
- radar trap
- raid
- random breath test
- RBT
- reconstruction
- tighten the netidiom
- tracker dog
- truth serum
- videofit
- watch list
(MAKE CLEAR)
toestablishor makeclearyouropinionorpositionon something:
Two of the president'schiefadvisershavestakedoutoppositepositionson thisissue.
Newsoftwarecompaniesare going tofindit hardstakingout apositionin an alreadycrowdedmarket.
Expressing and asking opinions
- amirite
- apothegm
- come out
- couch
- day
- editorialize
- express
- far
- propound
- put
- run
- runsomethingbysomeone
- screed
- should've
- soapbox
- sound off
- talk
- vociferously
- would
- wouldn't