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101stake truck — noun Date: 1907 a truck having a stake body called also stake bed truck …
102stake — [OE] Stake ‘post’ comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic base *stak , *stek , *stik ‘pierce, prick’, which also produced English attach, stick, stockade, etc. It may be that stake ‘wager’ [16] is the same word, alluding to a supposed… …
103stake — I noun a stake in the ground Syn: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, cane II 1. noun 1) high stakes Syn: bet, wager, ante 2) a …
104stakė — ×stãkė (plg. vok. dial. stâke, stâken, stâk) sf. (2) J.Jabl, Rtr, BŽ13,93, Š, NdŽ, KŽ, Slv, Ar, stàkė (2) Erž, Šl; Sut žeberklas: Stake nudūrė trijų svarų lydeką Tt …
105stake — [OE] Stake ‘post’ comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic base *stak , *stek , *stik ‘pierce, prick’, which also produced English attach, stick, stockade, etc. It may be that stake ‘wager’ [16] is the same word, alluding to a supposed… …
106stake boat — noun : a boat moored to mark the course and especially the starting point in a race * * * 1. an anchored boat to which barges or other boats are temporarily moored. 2. an anchored boat used as a turning point in races. [1880 85] * * * stake boat… …
107stake horse — noun 1. : a horse that runs chiefly in stake races 2. : a horse of superior quality * * * a horse that is regularly entered in stake races. [1890 95, Amer.] …
108stake net — noun : a net held in position by stakes : trap net * * * stake net noun A net hung on stakes • • • Main Entry: ↑stake …
109stake·out — /ˈsteıkˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] : a situation in which the police secretly watch a place in order to look for illegal activity The drug deal was witnessed during a stakeout of the building. The police were on a stakeout. see also stake out at… …
110stake — See: AT STAKE, PULL UP STAKES …
