Stake
/steɪk/
The meaning and definition of Stake, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
“We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.”
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(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
“Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake.”
verb
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To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
“to stake vines or plants”
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To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
“His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started.”
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Synonyms
peg bet hazard wager
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