A stake is a wooden stick, sharpened on one end and used to mark property lines (or slay a vampire).
A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay;
Noun
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
Noun
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"
Noun
(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"
Noun
the money risked on a gamble
Verb
place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse"
Verb
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
Verb
mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
Verb
tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
Verb
put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
v. t.
A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one
end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as,
a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.
v. t.
A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at
the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods
from falling off.
v. t.
The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be
burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
v. t.
A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a
hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light
work, punching upon, etc.
v. t.
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked
or hazarded; a pledge.
v. t.
To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake
vines or plants.
v. t.
To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to
stake out land; to stake out a new road.
v. t.
To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a
future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
v. t.
To pierce or wound with a stake.
Stake
A sharpened stake strong Dryas found.2.
Stake
I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays.4.
A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay;
To fasten, support, or defend with stakes;
Usage Examples
I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.
I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.
Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.
Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.
I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.
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Other Usage ExamplesHistory is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
For myself, if I am to stake all I have and hope to be upon anything, I will venture it upon the abounding fullness of God - upon the assurance that, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts.
A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.
I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various communities across Australia where I am able to make a positive contribution. And let me tell you, my voice won't be silenced in the public debate because the issue at stake for Australia are so stark.
All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.
Don't you see what's at stake here? The ultimate aim of all science to penetrate the unknown. Do you realize we know less about the earth we live on than about the stars and the galaxies of outer space? The greatest mystery is right here, right under our feet.
Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a child is conscious of itself then it has to me an existence and has a stake in what happens.
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