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place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

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"

instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

mark with a stake; "stake out the path"

tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"

(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"

place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

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"

instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

mark with a stake; "stake out the path"

tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"

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.

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.

The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

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.

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

To pierce or wound with a stake.

A territorial division; - called also stake of Zion.

A territorial division; - called also stake of Zion.

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.

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.

To fasten, or pierce with a stake: to mark the bounds of with stakes: to wager: to hazard.

A sharpened stick or post; post to which persons were fastened to be tortured or burnt; martyrdom; anything pledged in a wager; pledge; interest.

To fasten or pierce with a stake; mark the bounds of with stakes; wager; hazard.

To fasten by means of a stake.

To mark off with stakes.

A stick or post sharpened for driving into the ground.

A post to which a person was bound to be burned alive; martyrdom.

To put at hazard; wager; risk.

Something wagered; a prize for competition.

An interest.

A small piece of wood sharpened at one end and set, or to be set, in the ground; a palisade; the piece of timber to which a martyr is fastened when he is to be burned; martyrdom; that which is pledged or wagered; the state of being pledged as a wager; a small anvil.

To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; to mark the limits by stakes; to wager; to pledge; to pierce with a stake.

A post or slab of wood sharpened at one end and firmly set in the ground, to which anything may be fastened; a piece of rough wood forming one of the uprights of a fence; martyrdom, because martyrs were bound to stakes when burnt; anything placed in the hands of another, particularly money, to wait the result of a wager.

To mark the limits off by stakes; to wager; to pledge; to hazard.

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.