No. 1,697 in Dutch
stak
"Stak" is the past tense of "staken," which means "to strike" or "to cease work."
In a sentence
Hij stak zijn hand omhoog om de buschauffeur te waarschuwen.
He raised his hand to signal the bus driver.
In this sentence, 'stak' is the past tense of 'steken', meaning 'to raise or stick out'.
De man stak de straat over.
The man crossed the street.
Here, 'stak' refers to 'oversteken', meaning 'to cross', commonly used with streets.
Tijdens de vergadering stak zij haar mening niet onder stoelen of banken.
During the meeting, she did not hide her opinion.
In this case, 'stak' is part of the idiom 'niet onder stoelen of banken steken', meaning 'not to hide or suppress' opinions or feelings.
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