stake

Stake is a length of wood or metal with a pointed end for driving into the ground.

(noun)

An example of stake is what people use to keep a tent secure.

The definition of a stake is the portion owned or invested in a business venture.

(noun)

An example of a stake is to be one-fifth owner of a silver mine.

See stake in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a length of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground, as for marking a boundary, supporting a plant, etc.
1. the post to which a person was tied for execution by burning
2. execution by burning
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
something, esp. money, bet, as in a wager, game, or contest
a reward given a winner, as in a race; prize
a race in which a prize is offered
a share or interest, as in property, a person, or a business venture
☆ Mormon Ch. a geographical area made up of a number of wards
☆ Informal grubstake

Origin: ME < OE staca, akin to Frank *stakka: see stick

transitive verb staked, staking

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1. to mark the location or boundaries of with or as with stakes
2. to establish (a claim) in this way: often with out
to support (a plant, etc.) by tying to a stake
to hitch or tether to a stake
Origin: infl. by MDu staken, to fix, place
to risk or hazard; gamble; bet
Informal to furnish with money or resources
☆ Informal grubstake

See stake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
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.
A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.
Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.
Sports & Games
a. Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game. Often used in the plural. See Synonyms at bet.
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.
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.
A grubstake.

transitive verb staked staked, stak·ing, stakes

a. To mark the location or limits of with or as if with stakes: stake out a claim.
b. To claim as one's own: staked out a place for herself in industry.
To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes.
To tether or tie to a stake.
To gamble or risk; hazard.
To provide working capital for; finance.

Phrasal Verb: stake out To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance. To keep under surveillance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English staca

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