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Stake

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Noun

1. interest, stake

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

Example Sentences:
'they have interests all over the world'
'a stake in the company's future'

2. post, stake

a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

Example Sentences:
'a pair of posts marked the goal'
'the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake'

3. stake

instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

4. bet, stake, stakes, wager

the money risked on a gamble

5. stake

a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

Verb

6. adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture

put at risk

Example Sentences:
'I will stake my good reputation for this'

7. back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake

place a bet on

Example Sentences:
'Which horse are you backing?'
'I'm betting on the new horse'

8. post, stake

mark with a stake

Example Sentences:
'stake out the path'

9. stake

tie or fasten to a stake

Example Sentences:
'stake your goat'

10. impale, stake

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

Example Sentences:
'the enemies were impaled and left to die'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Stake

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noun
1. 
a stick or metal bar driven into the ground as a marker, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc
2. 
one of a number of vertical posts that fit into sockets around a flat truck or railway wagon to hold the load in place
3. 
a method or the practice of executing people by binding them to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire
4. Mormonism
an administrative district consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president
5.  pull up stakes
verb (transitive)
6. 
to tie, fasten, or tether with or to a stake
7. (often foll by out or off)
to fence or surround with stakes
8. (often foll by out)
to lay (a claim) to land, rights, etc
9. 
to support with a stake
noun
1. 
the money or valuables that a player must hazard in order to buy into a gambling game or make a bet
2. 
an interest, often financial, held in something
a stake in the company's future
3. (often plural)
the money that a player has available for gambling
4. (often plural)
a prize in a race, etc, esp one made up of contributions from contestants or owners
5. (plural) horse racing
a race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize money
6. US and Canadian informal short for grubstake (sense 1)
7.  at stake
8.  raise the stakes
verb (transitive)
9. 
to hazard (money, etc) on a result
10. 
to invest in or support by supplying with money, etc
to stake a business enterprise

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Stake

see synonyms of stake
noun
1. 
a length of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground, as for marking a boundary, supporting a plant, etc.
2. 
a. 
the post to which a person was tied for execution by burning
b. 
execution by burning
3. 
a pole or post fitted upright into a socket, as at the edge of a railway flatcar, truck bed, etc. to help hold a load
4.  [often pl.]
something, esp. money, bet, as in a wager, game, or contest
5.  [often pl.]
a reward given a winner, as in a race; prize
6.  [pl., with sing. v.]
a race in which a prize is offered
7. 
a share or interest, as in property, a person, or a business venture
8.  US, Mormon Church
a geographical area made up of a number of wards
9.  US, Informal
grubstake
verb transitiveWord forms: staked or ˈstaking
10.  US
a. 
to mark the location or boundaries of with or as with stakes
b. 
to establish (a claim) in this way
often with out
11. 
to support (a plant, etc.) by tying to a stake
12. 
to hitch or tether to a stake
13. 
to risk or hazard; gamble; bet
14.  Informal
to furnish with money or resources
15.  US, Informal
grubstake

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Stake

see synonyms of stake
n.
1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
2.
a. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.
b. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake.
3. A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.
4. Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.
5. Sports & Games
a. often stakes Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.
b. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.
c. A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.
6.
a. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.
b. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.
7. Something, such as a crucial change or grave consequence, that may result from a situation: The stakes are high in the mayoral election.
8. A grubstake.
tr.v. staked, stak·ing, stakes
1.
a. To mark the location or limits of with stakes. Often used with out: staked out a garden patch.
b. To claim, establish, or register as one's own. Often used with out: staked out a mining claim at the office; staked out a place for herself in the library.
2.
a. To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes: staked down the tent; staked the shrubs.
b. To tether or tie to a stake.
c. To impale with a stake.
3. To gamble or risk; hazard: staked his week's pay on the horse race; staked the campaign on a promise of a tax cut.
4. To provide with money; finance: staked him to the money for the tickets.
5. Sports To provide a lead for: Her homer staked her team to a two-run lead.

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