STAKE
\stˈe͡ɪk], \stˈeɪk], \s_t_ˈeɪ_k]\
Definitions of STAKE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
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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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instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
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mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
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tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
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(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"
By Princeton University
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place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
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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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instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
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mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
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tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
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The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
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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.
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That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
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To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
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To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
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To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
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To pierce or wound with a stake.
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A territorial division; - called also stake of Zion.
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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A post or strong stick sharpened at one end and fixed in the ground; formerly, a post to which a person condemned to be burnt was secured: hence, death by such burning; that which is pledged, wagered, or risked for loss or gain; the prize in any contest; small anvil.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A strong stick pointed at one end: one of the upright pieces of a fence: a post to which an animal is tied, esp. that to which a martyr was tied to be burned: martyrdom: anything pledged in a wager.
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To fasten, or pierce with a stake: to mark the bounds of with stakes: to wager: to hazard.
By Daniel Lyons
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A sharpened stick or post; post to which persons were fastened to be tortured or burnt; martyrdom; anything pledged in a wager; pledge; interest.
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To fasten or pierce with a stake; mark the bounds of with stakes; wager; hazard.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To fasten by means of a stake.
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To mark off with stakes.
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A stick or post sharpened for driving into the ground.
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A post to which a person was bound to be burned alive; martyrdom.
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To put at hazard; wager; risk.
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Something wagered; a prize for competition.
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An interest.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A stick pointed at one end so as easily to be pushed into the ground ;-especially, the piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed while he was burning ; hence, martyrdom by fire ;-that which is laid down as a wager or prize ;-the state of being pledged; -pl. Sums of money to be run, contested, or fought for, as in racing, wrestling, boxing, sailing, swimming, &c.
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