To gamble for high stakes.

transitive. slang. Of a gambler: to increase (one's stake) after every throw or game. Also with the person betted against as object. Obsolete.

(a) To stake: only in set up one's rest (see rest, n.3 phrases 2b). †(b) To score (so much) at cards. Obsolete.

to play low: to play or gamble for stakes of a small amount; (also) to play a card of low value. Cf. to play high at high, adv. phrases 4.

intransitive. To gamble the sum originally staked together with the money won on a bet. Cf. parlay, v.

Originally U.S. A large amount money; a fortune. †to go one's pile (U.S.): to stake all one's money on a single chance (obsolete).

Cards. to make one's nap: to win all five tricks; to go nap: to bid to take all five tricks; (in extended use) to score five goals, wins, etc.

transitive. Betting. To use (an original stake and the winnings from a previous bet) as a stake on a further bet, or series of cumulative bets. Also…

Military. transitive and intransitive (colloquial). To couple or associate with (in the same quarters). Often double up. In Betting, to double the…