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stake — stake1 W3 [steık] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 at stake 2¦(company/business)¦ 3 have a stake in something 4¦(money risked)¦ 5 high stakes 6¦(pointed stick)¦ 7 the stake 8 in the popularity/fashion etc stakes 9 (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something … Dictionary of contemporary English
stake — 1 noun 1 SHARP POST (C) a pointed piece of wood, metal etc that is pushed into the ground to hold a rope, mark a particular place etc 2 the stake a post to which a person was tied in former times to be killed by being burnt: burn sb at the stake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stake — I. /steɪk / (say stayk) noun 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, a part of a fence, a support for a plant, etc. 2. a post, especially one to which a person is bound for execution, usually by… …
Stake — (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stake of Zion — Stake Stake (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stake — stake1 /stayk/, n., v., staked, staking. n. 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 … Universalium
stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… … Useful english dictionary
stake — I [[t]steɪk[/t]] n. v. staked, stak•ing 1) bui a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support, etc 2) a post to which a person is bound for execution, usu. by burning 3) the stake, the… … From formal English to slang
stake — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Kreis, Preakness Stakes, absolute interest, allotment, allowance, angel, ante, ante up, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, at hazard, at stake, ax, back, backing, bailiwick, bank,… … Moby Thesaurus
stake — {{11}}stake (n.1) pointed stick or post, O.E. staca, from P.Gmc. *stakon (Cf. O.N. stiaki, Du. staak, Ger. stake), from PIE root *steg pole, stick. The Germanic word has been borrowed in Spanish (estaca), Old French (estaque), and Italian stacca) … Etymology dictionary
stake — I n 1. pale, picket, palisade, spike, pike, stick; post, upright, column, pillar, standard; rod, bar, peg, pin. 2. the stake death by fire or burning, auto da fe . v 3.Often stake outor off mark, demarcate, define, outline, delineate, determine;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
