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stake

1  [steyk] ,noun, verb, staked, stak⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning.
3. the stake, the punishment of death by burning: Joan of Arc was sentenced to the stake.
4. one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load.
5. Mormon Church. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors.
6. sett (def. 2).
–verb (used with object)
7. to mark with or as if with stakes (often fol. by off or out): We staked out the boundaries of the garden.
8. to possess, claim, or reserve a share of (land, profit, glory, etc.) as if by marking or bounding with stakes (usually fol. by out or off): I'm staking out ten percent of the profit for myself.
9. to separate or close off by a barrier of stakes.
10. to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant: to stake tomato vines.
11. to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal: They staked the goat in the back yard.
12. to fasten with a stake or stakes.
—Verb phrase
13. stake out,
a. to keep (a suspect) under police surveillance.
b. to appoint (a police officer) to maintain constant watch over a suspect or place.
—Idiom
14. pull up stakes, Informal. to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move: They pulled up stakes and went to California.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE staca pin; c. D staak, G Stake, ON -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick 1 ; (v.) ME staken to mark (land) with stakes, deriv. of the n.

Synonyms:
1. pale, picket, pike.
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stake

2  [steyk] ,noun, verb, staked, stak⋅ing.
–noun
1. something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
2. a monetary or commercial interest, investment, share, or involvement in something, as in hope of gain: I have a big stake in the success of the firm.
3. a personal or emotional concern, interest, involvement, or share: Parents have a big stake in their children's happiness.
4. the funds with which a gambler operates.
5. Often, stakes. a prize, reward, increase in status, etc., in or as if in a contest.
6. stakes. Poker. the cash values assigned to the various colored chips, various bets, and raises: Our stakes are 5, 10, and 25 cents: you can bet out 10 cents on a pair and reraise twice at 25 cents.
7. a grubstake.
–verb (used with object)
8. to risk (something), as upon the result of a game or the occurrence or outcome of any uncertain event, venture, etc.: He staked his reputation on the success of the invention.
9. to furnish (someone) with necessaries or resources, esp. money: They staked me to a good meal and a train ticket.
—Idiom
10. at stake, in danger of being lost, as something that has been wagered; critically involved.
Origin:
1520–30; orig. uncert.

Synonyms:
1. wager, bet. 5. winnings, purse. 8. bet, gamble, hazard; jeopardize.

sett

  [set]
–noun
1. Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
2. Also called stake. a hand-held tool that is struck by a hammer to shape or deform a metal object.
3. Also, set. the distinctively colored pattern of crisscrossed lines and stripes against a background in which a Scottish tartan is woven.
Origin:
1870–75; var. of set
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stake   (stāk)   
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.

    1. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.

    2. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake.

    3. Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game. Often used in the plural. See Synonyms at bet.

    4. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.

    5. 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 share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.

    7. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.

  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

    1. Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game. Often used in the plural. See Synonyms at bet.

    2. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.

    3. A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.

    4. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.

    5. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.

    1. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.

    2. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.

  7. A grubstake.

tr.v.   staked, stak·ing, stakes

    1. To mark the location or limits of with or as if with stakes: stake out a claim.

    2. 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.

Phrasal Verb(s):
stake out

  1. To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance.

  2. To keep under surveillance.


Idiom(s):
at stakeAt risk; in question.

[Middle English, from Old English staca.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: stake
Function: noun
1 : the subject matter (as property or an obligation) of an interpleader
2 : an interest or share in an esp. commercial undertaking
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

stake

In addition to the idioms beginning with stake, also see at stake; burn at the stake; have a stake in; pull up stakes.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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