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staken.

to strike, go on a strike

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈstaː.kə(n)/
  1. to strike, go on a strike

    intransitive
  2. to suspend, to cease

    transitive
  3. to support (a plant) with stakes

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch staken, derived from stake (“thin pole”), from Old Dutch *stako, from Frankish *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô.

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