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pull up stakes

pull up stake
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo l uhp steyk]
    • /pʊl ʌp steɪk/
    • /pʊl ʌp steɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo l uhp steyk]
    • /pʊl ʌp steɪk/

Definitions of pull up stakes words

  • noun pull up stakes 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. 1
  • noun pull up stakes a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 1
  • noun pull up stakes the stake, the punishment of death by burning: Joan of Arc was sentenced to the stake. 1
  • noun pull up stakes 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. 1
  • noun pull up stakes Mormon Church. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors. 1
  • noun pull up stakes sett (def 2). 1
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Origin of pull up stakes

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English staca pin; cognate with Dutch staak, German Stake, Old Norse -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick1; (v.) Middle English staken to mark (land) with stakes, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Pull up stakes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pull up stakes

pull up stakes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pull up stakes

verb pull up stakes

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