mark something out
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mark somebody out as something — ˌmark sb ˈout as/for sth derived to make people recognize sb as special in some way • She was marked out for early promotion. Main entry: ↑markderived … Useful english dictionary
mark somebody out for something — ˌmark sb ˈout as/for sth derived to make people recognize sb as special in some way • She was marked out for early promotion. Main entry: ↑markderived … Useful english dictionary
ˌmark sth ˈout — phrasal verb to show the shape of something by drawing it on a surface The shape of the pond is marked out first with a spade.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stake something out — 1 builders staked out the plot: MARK OFF/OUT, demarcate, measure out, delimit, fence off, section off, close off, shut off, cordon off. 2 (informal) the police staked out his flat: OBSERVE, watch, keep an eye on, keep under observation, keep… … Useful english dictionary
block something out/in — mark out an outline or shade something in roughly. → block … English new terms dictionary
peg something out — mark the boundaries of an area of land I went out to peg out our assembly area … Useful english dictionary
stake something out — mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership. → stake … English new terms dictionary
top something out — put the highest structural feature on a building, typically as a ceremony to mark the building s completion. → top … English new terms dictionary
top something out — put the highest structural feature on a building, typically as a ceremony to mark the building s completion … Useful english dictionary
mark out — verb set boundaries to and delimit mark out the territory • Syn: ↑mark off • Hypernyms: ↑restrict, ↑restrain, ↑trammel, ↑limit, ↑bound, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
