stake a claim

usually with to

(usually with to) To take an action that asserts a property right in something.

Japanese Meaning

（通常「to」を伴って）何かの所有権や権利、利益を積極的に主張する行動を取る / 土地や鉱脈など資源の採掘権や所有権を宣言する

The miners rushed in to stake a claim on the newly exposed riverbed before anyone else arrived.

鉱夫たちは誰よりも先に新たに露出した河床の所有権を主張するために急いで駆けつけた。

Sense（1）

(usually with to) To take an action that asserts a property right in something.

stakes a claim

（ present singular third-person ）

staking a claim

（ participle present ）

staked a claim

（ participle past ）

staked a claim

（ past ）