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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.
EXPANDMormon Church. a division of ecclesiastical territory, consisting of a number of wards presided over by a president and two counselors.
verb (used with object)
7.
to mark with or as if with stakes (often followed 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 followed 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.
11.
EXPANDto tether or secure to a stake, as an animal: They staked the goat in the back yard.
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Staked
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Idiomstake out,
a.
to keep (a suspect) under police surveillance.
b.
to appoint (a police officer) to maintain constant watch over a suspect or place.
14.
pull up stakes, Informal. to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move: They pulled up stakes and went to California.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English staca pin; cognate with Dutch staak, German Stake, Old Norse -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick1; (v.) Middle English staken to mark (land) with stakes, derivative of the noun
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English staca pin; cognate with Dutch staak, German Stake, Old Norse -staki (in lȳsistaki candlestick); akin to stick1; (v.) Middle English staken to mark (land) with stakes, derivative of the noun
Synonyms
1. pale, picket, pike.
1. pale, picket, pike.
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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.
EXPANDOften, stakes. a prize, reward, increase in status, etc., in or as if in a contest.
verb (used with object)
Idiom8.
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, especially money: They staked me to a good meal and a train ticket.
10.
at stake, in danger of being lost, as something that has been wagered; critically involved.
Origin:
1520–30; origin uncertain
1520–30; origin uncertain
Synonyms
1. wager, bet. 5. winnings, purse. 8. bet, gamble, hazard; jeopardize.
1. wager, bet. 5. winnings, purse. 8. bet, gamble, hazard; jeopardize.
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Word Origin & History
stake
early 14c., "to mark (land) with stakes," from stake (n.). Hence, to stake a claim (1857). Meaning "to risk, wager" is attested from 1520s, probably from notion of "post on which a gambling wager was placed," though Weekley suggests "there is a tinge of the burning or baiting
EXPANDmetaphor" in this usage. Noun meaning "that which is placed at hazard" is recorded from 1530s. Plural stakes, as in horse racing, first recorded 1690s (cf. sweepstakes). To have a stake in is recorded from 1784. Meaning "to maintain surveilance" (usually stake out) is first recorded 1942, Amer.Eng. colloquial, probably form earlier sense of "mark off territory."
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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