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/'steɪkaʊt/

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/'steɪkaʊt/

noun - the act of observing a place or a person suspected of illegal activity

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/sɜ:'veɪləns/

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/sɜ:r'veɪləns/

noun - the act of observing a place or a person suspected of illegal activity

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/'steɪk/

AmE

/'steɪk/

verb - to support something (such as a plant) with a stick

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/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

verb - to watch a place or a person, especially to see if they do anything illegal

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/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

verb - to state something very clearly

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/'steɪk/

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/'steɪk/

verb - to risk money on something that might happen

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/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

verb - to mark something that is yours

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/'waɪli/

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/'waɪli/

adjective - very dishonest, wanting to trick people

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/'vɪdʒɪl/

AmE

/'vɪdʒɪl/

noun - the time when somebody stays awake in order to keep watch or pray

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/'stəʊvtɒp/

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/'stoʊvtɑ:p/

noun, American English - the top of an electric or gas stove where we cook things

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/'hɒb/

AmE

/'hɑ:b/

noun, British English - the top of an electric or gas stove where we cook things

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/'flætfɪʃ/

AmE

/'flætfɪʃ/

noun - a kind of fish with a flat body

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/'pleɪs/

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/'pleɪs/

noun - a kind of sea fish with a flat body

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/ˌsetə'pɒn/

AmE

/ˌset̬ə'pɑ:n/

verb - (usually passive) to attack

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/ˌsetə'saɪd/

AmE

/ˌset̬ə'saɪd/

verb - to save something (especially time or money) for a particular purpose