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
Kosmas	-	Ancient Greek
Archer	['a:tʃə]
Ernestine	er-nes-TEE-nə (German), UR-nəs-teen (English)	French, German, English
Timo (1)	TEE-mo	Finnish, German, Dutch
Luigia	LWEE-jah	Italian
Angela	AN-jəl-ə (English), AHN-je-lah (Italian), AHNG-ge-lah (German)	English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman