stake someone/something out

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sushila	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Mathew	MATH-yoo	English
Osborn	AHZ-born	English
Beatrice	['bi:ətris]
Valentina	vah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Sultan	-	Arabic