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stake

1  [steyk] ,noun, verb, staked, stak⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning.
3. the stake, the punishment of death by burning: Joan of Arc was sentenced to the stake.
4. one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load.
5. Mormon Church. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors.
6. sett (def. 2).
–verb (used with object)
7. to mark with or as if with stakes (often fol. by off or out): We staked out the boundaries of the garden.
8. to possess, claim, or reserve a share of (land, profit, glory, etc.) as if by marking or bounding with stakes (usually fol. by out or off): I'm staking out ten percent of the profit for myself.
9. to separate or close off by a barrier of stakes.
10. to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant: to stake tomato vines.
11. to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal: They staked the goat in the back yard.
12. to fasten with a stake or stakes.
—Verb phrase
13. stake out,
a. to keep (a suspect) under police surveillance.
b. to appoint (a police officer) to maintain constant watch over a suspect or place.
—Idiom
14. pull up stakes, Informal. to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move: They pulled up stakes and went to California.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE staca pin; c. D staak, G Stake, ON -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick 1 ; (v.) ME staken to mark (land) with stakes, deriv. of the n.

Synonyms:
1. pale, picket, pike.
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pull   (pŏŏl)   
v.   pulled, pull·ing, pulls

v.   tr.

  1. To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.

  2. To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.

  3. To tug at; jerk or tweak.

  4. To rip or tear; rend.

  5. To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.

  6. To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously.

  7. Informal To attract; draw: a performer who pulls large crowds.

  8. Slang To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use: pull a gun; pulled a knife on me.

  9. Informal To remove: pulled the engine; pulled the tainted meat product from the stores.

  10. Sports To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.

  11. Nautical

    1. To operate (an oar) in rowing.

    2. To transport or propel by rowing.

    3. To be rowed by: That boat pulls six oars.

  12. To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race.

  13. Printing To produce (a print or an impression) from type.

v.   intr.

  1. To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force.

  2. To drink or inhale deeply: pulled on the cold beer with gusto; pull on a cigarette.

  3. Nautical To row a boat.

  4. Informal To express or feel great sympathy or empathy: We're pulling for our new president.

n.  

  1. The act or process of pulling.

  2. Force exerted in pulling or required to overcome resistance in pulling.

  3. A sustained effort: a long pull across the mountains.

  4. Something, such as a knob on a drawer, that is used for pulling.

  5. A deep inhalation or draft, as on a cigarette or of a beverage.

  6. Slang A means of gaining special advantage; influence: The lobbyist has pull with the senator.

  7. Informal Ability to draw or attract; appeal: a star with pull at the box office.

  8. To move away or backward; withdraw: The limousine pulled away from the curb.

  9. To move ahead: The horse pulled away and took the lead in the race.

  10. To demolish; destroy: pull down an old office building.

  11. To reduce to a lower level.

  12. To depress, as in spirits or health.

  13. Informal To draw (money) as wages: pulls down a hefty salary.

  14. To arrive at a destination: We pulled in at midnight.

  15. To rein in; restrain.

  16. To arrest (a criminal suspect, for example).

  17. To leave or depart: The train pulls out at noon.

  18. To withdraw, as from a situation or commitment: After the crash, many Wall Street investors pulled out.

  19. To bring a vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: We pulled over to watch the sunset.

  20. To instruct or force (a motorist) to bring his or her vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over.

  21. To bring or come to a halt.

  22. To move to a position or place ahead, as in a race.

Phrasal Verb(s):
pull aheadTo move ahead, as in a race.
pull away

  1. To move away or backward; withdraw: The limousine pulled away from the curb.

  2. To move ahead: The horse pulled away and took the lead in the race.

pull backTo withdraw or retreat.
pull down

  1. To demolish; destroy: pull down an old office building.

  2. To reduce to a lower level.

  3. To depress, as in spirits or health.

  4. Informal To draw (money) as wages: pulls down a hefty salary.

pull in

  1. To arrive at a destination: We pulled in at midnight.

  2. To rein in; restrain.

  3. To arrest (a criminal suspect, for example).

pull off Informal To perform in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory.
pull out

  1. To leave or depart: The train pulls out at noon.

  2. To withdraw, as from a situation or commitment: After the crash, many Wall Street investors pulled out.

pull over

  1. To bring a vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: We pulled over to watch the sunset.

  2. To instruct or force (a motorist) to bring his or her vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over.

pull roundTo restore or be restored to sound health.
pull throughTo come or bring successfully through trouble or illness.
pull up

  1. To bring or come to a halt.

  2. To move to a position or place ahead, as in a race.


Idiom(s):
pull a fast one Informal To play a trick or perpetrate a fraud.

Idiom(s):
pull (oneself) togetherTo regain one's composure.

Idiom(s):
pull (one's) punchesTo refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal: didn't pull any punches during the negotiations.

Idiom(s):
pull (one's) weightTo do one's own share, as of work.

Idiom(s):
pull out all the stops Informal To deploy all the resources or force at one's disposal: The Inaugural Committee pulled out all the stops when arranging the ceremonies.

Idiom(s):
pull (someone's) legTo play a joke on; tease or deceive.

Idiom(s):
pull somethingTo carry out a deception or swindle.

Idiom(s):
pull strings/wires Informal To exert secret control or influence in order to gain an end.

Idiom(s):
pull the plug on Slang To stop supporting or bring to an end: pulled the plug on the new art courses.

Idiom(s):
pull the rug (out) from under Informal To remove all support and assistance from, usually suddenly.

Idiom(s):
pull the stringBaseball To throw an off-speed pitch.

Idiom(s):
pull the wool over (someone's) eyesTo deceive; hoodwink.

Idiom(s):
pull togetherTo make a joint effort.

Idiom(s):
pull up stakesTo clear out; leave: She pulled up stakes in New England and moved to the desert.

[Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian.]
pull'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to cause something to move toward the source of an applied force: pull a sled up a hill; drag furniture across the floor; drew up a chair; hauls wood from the forest; a car that tows a trailer; tugged at the oars.
Antonym: push
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
stake (so/sth)

  1. tv.
    to position a person so that someone or something can be observed or followed. : Marlowe staked out the apartment building and watched patiently for an hour.
  2. tv.
    to position a person to observe someone or something. : We staked out two men to keep watch.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stake  (v.)
c.1330, "to mark (land) with stakes," from stake (n.). Hence, to stake a claim (1857). Meaning "to risk, wager" is attested from 1530, probably from notion of "post on which a gambling wager was placed," though Weekley suggests "there is a tinge of the burning or baiting metaphor" in this usage. Noun meaning "that which is placed at hazard" is recorded from 1540. Plural stakes, as in horse racing, first recorded 1696 (cf. sweepstakes). To have a stake in is recorded from 1784. Meaning "to maintain surveilance" (usually stake out) is first recorded 1942, Amer.Eng. colloquial, probably form earlier sense of "mark off territory."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: stake
Function: noun
1 : the subject matter (as property or an obligation) of an interpleader
2 : an interest or share in an esp. commercial undertaking
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

pull up stakes

Move away, leave one's home, job, or country. For example, We've lived here for years, but now it's time to pull up stakes. This expression alludes to the stakes that mark property boundaries. [Early 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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