stake (st k)n. 1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg. 2. 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. 3. A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load. 4. Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. A grubstake. tr.v. staked, stak·ing, stakes Phrasal Verb: 1. 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. 2. To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes. 3. To tether or tie to a stake. 4. To gamble or risk; hazard. 5. To provide working capital for; finance. stake out Idiom: 1. To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance. 2. To keep under surveillance. at stake At risk; in question. [Middle English, from Old English staca.] |
stake 1
Noun
1. a stick or metal bar driven into the ground as part of a fence or as a support or marker
2. be burned at the stake to be executed by being tied to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire
Verb
[staking, staked]
1. to lay (a claim) to land or rights
2. to support (something, such as a plant) with a stake [Old English staca stake, post]
stake 2
Noun
1. the money that a player must risk in order to take part in a gambling game or make a bet
2. an interest, usually financial, held in something: a 50% stake in a new consortium
3. at stake at risk
4. stakes
a. the money that a player has available for gambling
b. a prize in a race or contest
c. a horse race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize
Verb
[staking, staked]
1. to risk (something, such as money) on a result
2. to give financial support to (a business) [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | stake - (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's future" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" grubstake - funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits controlling interest - ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares insurable interest - an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured vested interest - (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another security interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation terminable interest - an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions undivided interest, undivided right - the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property fee - an interest in land capable of being inherited equity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation reversion - (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) right - (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| 2. | stake - 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" visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication starting post - a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) winning post - the post at the end of a racecourse | |
| 3. | stake - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning instrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person | |
| 4. |  stake - the money risked on a gamble gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool" | |
| 5. | stake - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" | |
| Verb | 1. | stake - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" |
| 2. | stake - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" ante - place one's stake | |
| 3. | stake - mark with a stake; "stake out the path" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | |
| 4. | stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat" | |
| 5. | stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
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Translations
stake [steɪk] n → estaca, poste m;
(BETTING) → apuesta
vt (= bet) → apostar;
to stake a claim to (sth) → presentar reclamación por or reclamar (algo)
stake [steɪk] n → pieu m, poteau m;
(Comm) (= interest); intérêts mpl;
(Betting) → enjeu m
to stake a claim (to sth) → revendiquer (qch)
stake [steɪk] n (post) → Pfahl m, Pfosten m;
(Comm) → Anteil m;
(Betting) (gen pl) → Einsatz m
vt (money) → setzen;
(also: stake out) (area) → abstecken;
stake [steɪk] n → palo, piolo;
vt (= bet) → scommettere (= risk); rischiare;
(also: stake out) [+ area]; delimitare con paletti;
to stake a claim (to sth) → rivendicare (qc)
n stake [steik]
a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence. paal وَتَد заострен кол kůl pæl der Pfahl πάσσαλος, παλούκι post, tulp تير seiväs pieu יָתֵד खूंटा stup, kolac pózna pancang staur palo, paletto くい 말뚝, 막대기 baslys, stulpas stabs; miets pancang pagar paal påle, staur, stolpe słup, sztacheta estaca ţăruş кол; столб kôl kol stub påle, stolpe เสาหลัก kazık 標樁 кілок; стовп چوب cọc 标桩
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