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stake1
noun
1 a pointed stick or post knocked into the ground as a support, eg for a young tree or a fence.
2 (the stake) formerly
a a post to which a person was tied to before being burned alive;
b this form of execution sentenced to the stake .
verb (staked , staking )
1 to support or fasten to the ground with a stake.
2 (usu stake something out) to mark the boundary of (a piece of land) with stakes, especially as a way of declaring ownership of it.
[Anglo-Saxon staca ]
stake a claim to assert or establish a right or ownership, especially to a piece of land.
stake something out to keep (a building, etc under surveillance). See also stakeout.
noun
1 a pointed stick or post knocked into the ground as a support, eg for a young tree or a fence.
2 (the stake) formerly
a a post to which a person was tied to before being burned alive;
b this form of execution sentenced to the stake .
verb (staked , staking )
1 to support or fasten to the ground with a stake.
2 (usu stake something out) to mark the boundary of (a piece of land) with stakes, especially as a way of declaring ownership of it.
[Anglo-Saxon staca ]
stake a claim to assert or establish a right or ownership, especially to a piece of land.
stake something out to keep (a building, etc under surveillance). See also stakeout.
stake2
noun
1 a sum of money risked in betting.
2 an interest, especially a financial one have a stake in the project's success .
3 (stakes)
a a horse race in which the horses' owners put up the money that is to be won;
b the prize in a race of this kind;
c any area of competition It all depends on how he fares in the promotion stakes .
verb
1 to risk, especially as a bet.
2 to support, especially financially staked the enterprise to the tune of £100,000 .
[16c]
at stake at risk; in danger.
noun
1 a sum of money risked in betting.
2 an interest, especially a financial one have a stake in the project's success .
3 (stakes)
a a horse race in which the horses' owners put up the money that is to be won;
b the prize in a race of this kind;
c any area of competition It all depends on how he fares in the promotion stakes .
verb
1 to risk, especially as a bet.
2 to support, especially financially staked the enterprise to the tune of £100,000 .
[16c]
at stake at risk; in danger.
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