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stake

UK/steɪk/ US/ˈsteɪk/ common
verb (5) noun (4)

verb

1.

put at risk

  • “I will stake my good reputation for this”
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2.

place a bet on

  • “Which horse are you backing?”
  • “I”
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3.

mark with a stake

  • “stake out the path”
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4.

tie or fasten to a stake

  • “stake your goat”
5.

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

  • “the enemies were impaled and left to die”
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noun

1.

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

  • “they have interests all over the world”
  • “a stake in the company”
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2.

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

  • “a pair of posts marked the goal”
  • “the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake”
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3.

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

4.

the money risked on a gamble

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Origin

From Middle English stake, from Old English staca (“pin, tack, stake”), from Proto-West Germanic *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *stog-, *steg- (“stake”). Cognate with Scots stak, staik, Saterland Frisian Stak, West Frisian staak, Dutch staak, Low German Stake, Norwegian stake, Spanish estaca.

Phrases

  • burn someone at the stake
  • corkscrew stake
  • drive a stake through its heart
  • macaroni stake
  • maiden stake
  • pull up stakes
  • stake a claim
  • stake boat
  • stake of Zion
  • stake one's life
  • stake out

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