stake
stake/stāk/
noun
- a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.synonyms: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, prop, strut, stave, pale, paling, picket, pile, piling, stanchion, shaft, cane, beanpole, rod, mast, palisade
- a metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench.
- a territorial division of a Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Church under the jurisdiction of a president.
verb
support (a plant) with a stake or stakes.
"the gladioli were staked in gaudy ranks"
synonyms: prop up, tie up, tether, support, hold up, bolster up, brace, buttress, reinforce, truss, stay
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1 · to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes ; 2 · to tether to a stake ; 3 · bet, wager ; 4 · to fasten up or support (something, such as a plant) with stakes ; 5.
stake verb [T] (RISK). to risk harming or losing something important: He has talent and ambition, and I'd stake my reputation on his success.
Stake definition: a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
Idioms and Phrases. Have a share, interest, or involvement in something or someone. For example, Every member had a stake in the business , or She knew that ...
stake in American English 2 · 1. something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest · 2. a monetary or commercial interest, investment, share, or involvement ...
A stake is a wooden stick, sharpened on one end and used to mark property lines (or slay a vampire).
STAKE meaning: 1 : a pointed stick or post that is pushed into the ground especially to mark a place or to support something; 2 : a post that a person was ...
May 24, 2024 · noun. : a post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
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to possess, claim, or reserve a share of (land, profit, glory, etc.) as if by marking or bounding with stakes (usually fol. by out or off):I'm staking out ten ...
stakestake2 verb [transitive] 1 RISKto risk losing something that is valuable or important to you on the result of somethingstake something on somebody/ ...