stake

a stick or post; wager; bet: I have a stake in that race.
Not to be confused with:steak – a slice of meat or fish: I’ll have my steak rare.

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S0697500 (stāk)n.1. A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.2. a. A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.b. Execution by burning. Used with the: condemned to the stake.3. A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.4. Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.5. Sports & Games a. often stakes Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.b. The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.c. A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.6. a. A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.b. Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children's future.7. Something, such as a crucial change or grave consequence, that may result from a situation: The stakes are high in the mayoral election.8. A grubstake.tr.v. staked, stak·ing, stakes 1. a. To mark the location or limits of with stakes. Often used with out: staked out a garden patch.b. To claim, establish, or register as one's own. Often used with out: staked out a mining claim at the office; staked out a place for herself in the library.2. a. To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes: staked down the tent; staked the shrubs.b. To tether or tie to a stake.c. To impale with a stake.3. To gamble or risk; hazard: staked his week's pay on the horse race; staked the campaign on a promise of a tax cut.4. To provide with money; finance: staked him to the money for the tickets.5. Sports To provide a lead for: Her homer staked her team to a two-run lead.Phrasal Verb: stake out1. To keep (a building, for example) under surveillance.2. To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance: The police were staked out across the street from the apartment.Idiom: at stake At risk; in question.

[Middle English, from Old English staca.]

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(steɪk) n1. a stick or metal bar driven into the ground as a marker, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc2. (Railways) one of a number of vertical posts that fit into sockets around a flat truck or railway wagon to hold the load in place3. (Historical Terms) a method or the practice of executing a person by binding him to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire4. (Protestantism) Mormon Church an administrative district consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president5. pull up stakes to leave one's home or temporary resting place and move onvb (tr) 6. to tie, fasten, or tether with or to a stake7. (often foll by: out or off) to fence or surround with stakes8. (often foll by out) to lay (a claim) to land, rights, etc9. to support with a stake[Old English staca pin; related to Old Frisian staka, Old High German stehho, Old Norse stjaki; see stick¹]

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(steɪk) n1. (Gambling, except Cards) the money or valuables that a player must hazard in order to buy into a gambling game or make a bet2. an interest, often financial, held in something: a stake in the company's future. 3. (Gambling, except Cards) (often plural) the money that a player has available for gambling4. (General Sporting Terms) (often plural) a prize in a race, etc, esp one made up of contributions from contestants or owners5. (Horse Racing) (plural) horse racing a race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize money6. (Mining & Quarrying) informal US and Canadian short for grubstake¹7. at stake at risk: two lives are at stake. 8. (Gambling, except Cards) to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game9. to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion: the Libyan allegations raised the stakes in the propaganda war between Libya and the United States. vb (tr) 10. (Gambling, except Cards) to hazard (money, etc) on a result11. to invest in or support by supplying with money, etc: to stake a business enterprise. [C16: of uncertain origin]

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n., v. staked, stak•ing. n. 1. 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 punishment of death by burning. 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. a division of ecclesiastical territory in the Mormon Church, consisting of a number of wards. v.t. 6. to mark with or as if with stakes (often fol. by off or out). 7. to claim or reserve a share of (land, profit, etc.) as if by marking with stakes (usu. fol. by out or off). 8. to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant. 9. to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal. 10. to fasten with a stake or stakes. 11. stake out, a. to keep under police surveillance. b. to appoint (a police officer) to maintain watch over a suspect or place. 12. pull up stakes, to leave one's job, place of residence, etc.; move. [before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English staca pin, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stake]

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n., v. staked, stak•ing. n. 1. something that is wagered in a game or contest. 2. a monetary or commercial investment in something, as in hope of gain. 3. a personal interest or involvement. 4. the funds with which a gambler operates. 5. Often, stakes. a prize, reward, etc., in or as if in a contest. 6. stakes, the cash values assigned in poker to various chips, bets, and raises. 7. grubstake. v.t. 8. to risk (something), as upon the outcome of an uncertain event, venture, etc. 9. to furnish with necessities or resources, esp. money. Idioms: at stake, in danger of being lost; at risk. [1520–30]

stake

- Meaning "post," it comes from a Germanic base meaning "pierce, prick."See also related terms for pierce.

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Past participle: staked
Gerund: staking

Imperative
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Present
I stake
you stake
he/she/it stakes
we stake
you stake
they stake

Preterite
I staked
you staked
he/she/it staked
we staked
you staked
they staked

Present Continuous
I am staking
you are staking
he/she/it is staking
we are staking
you are staking
they are staking

Present Perfect
I have staked
you have staked
he/she/it has staked
we have staked
you have staked
they have staked

Past Continuous
I was staking
you were staking
he/she/it was staking
we were staking
you were staking
they were staking

Past Perfect
I had staked
you had staked
he/she/it had staked
we had staked
you had staked
they had staked

Future
I will stake
you will stake
he/she/it will stake
we will stake
you will stake
they will stake

Future Perfect
I will have staked
you will have staked
he/she/it will have staked
we will have staked
you will have staked
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Future Continuous
I will be staking
you will be staking
he/she/it will be staking
we will be staking
you will be staking
they will be staking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been staking
you have been staking
he/she/it has been staking
we have been staking
you have been staking
they have been staking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been staking
you will have been staking
he/she/it will have been staking
we will have been staking
you will have been staking
they will have been staking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been staking
you had been staking
he/she/it had been staking
we had been staking
you had been staking
they had been staking

Conditional
I would stake
you would stake
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we would stake
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Past Conditional
I would have staked
you would have staked
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stake - (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"interestlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"grubstake - funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profitscontrolling interest - ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting sharesinsurable interest - an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insuredvested interest - (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to anothersecurity interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligationterminable interest - an interest in property that terminates under specific conditionsundivided interest, undivided right - the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire propertyfee - an interest in land capable of being inheritedequity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporationreversion - (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)right - (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
	2.	stake - 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"postvisual signal - a signal that involves visual communicationstarting post - a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)winning post - the post at the end of a racecourse
	3.	stake - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burninginstrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
	4.	stake - the money risked on a gamble bet, stakes, wagergamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gainjackpot, kitty, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the potkitty, pool - the combined stakes of the betterspool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
	5.	stake - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the groundpost - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
Verb	1.	stake - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"adventure, hazard, jeopardize, venturelay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
	2.	stake - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"bet on, gage, game, punt, backante - place one's stakeparlay, double up - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wagerwager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
	3.	stake - mark with a stake; "stake out the path"postmark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
	4.	stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	5.	stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"impalekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

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¹noun1. pole, post, spike, stick, pale, paling, picket, stave, palisade Drive in a stake before planting the tree.verb1. support, secure, prop, brace, tie up, tether The plants are susceptible to wind, and should be well staked.stake something out lay claim to, define, outline, mark out, demarcate, delimit The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.

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²noun1. bet, ante, wager, chance, risk, venture, hazard The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.2. contest, race, challenge, battle, competition, running, scramble, rivalry Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.verb1. bet, gamble, wager, chance, risk, venture, hazard, jeopardize, imperil, put on the line He has staked his reputation on the outcome.noun1. interest, share, involvement, claim, concern, investment a stake in the plotat stake to lose, at risk, being risked The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake.stake a claim or stake your claim as something make your mark as, make it as, be successful as, get ahead as, achieve recognition as, distinguish yourself as Joyce is determined to stake her claim as an actress.

stake

noun1. Something risked on an uncertain outcome.Often used in plural:ante, bet, pot, wager.2. A right or legal share in something:claim, interest, portion, title.3. Money or property used to produce more wealth:backing, capital, capitalization, financing, funding, grubstake, subsidization.verb1. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:bet, gamble, lay (down), post, put, risk, venture, wager.Informal: go.2. To supply capital to or for:back, capitalize, finance, fund, grubstake, subsidize.Informal: bankroll.Idiom: put up money for.

Translations

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stake¹

(steik) noun a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence. 标桩

stake²

(steik) noun a sum of money risked in betting. He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.赌注 verb to bet or risk (money or something of value). I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.押赌at stake1. to be won or lost. A great deal of money is at stake.在成败中2. in great danger. The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake.严重关头

stake

¹1. one of a number of vertical posts that fit into sockets around a flat truck or railway wagon to hold the load in place 2. a method or the practice of executing a person by binding him to a stake in the centre of a pile of wood that is then set on fire 3. Mormon Church an administrative district consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president

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²1. the money or valuables that a player must hazard in order to buy into a gambling game or make a bet 2. the money that a player has available for gambling 3. Horse racing a race in which all owners of competing horses contribute to the prize money

Christopher Lee falls through the ice in Dracula, Prince of Darkness.

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The best known way to kill a vampire is by staking it in the heart. This method was prescribed by Sheridan Le Fanu in his novella, “Carmilla,” and was a remedy later lauded by Bram Stoker for his novel, Dracula, and repeated in numerous vampire movies.

The idea of staking the corpse of a suspected vampire or revenant was quite an ancient practice. It was found across Europe and originated in an era prior to the widespread use of coffins. The corpses of persons suspected of returning from their graves would be staked as a means of keeping them attached to the ground below their body. Stakes might be driven through the stomach (far easier to penetrate than the heart area, which required penetration of the rib cage). The body might also be turned face down and the stake driven through the back. In some areas, an iron stake or long needle might be used, while in others not only was wood used but the actual wood to be used prescribed. Ash, aspen (a common wood across northern Europe), juniper, and/or hawthorn were noted in the literature. Additionally, a stake might be driven into the ground over the grave as a way to block the vampire’s rising.

Once coffins were in popular use, the purpose of staking changed somewhat. Where previously the object of the staking was to fix the body to the ground, the purpose of the staking became a frontal assault upon the corpse itself. By attacking the heart, the organ that pumped the blood, the bloodsucking vampire could be killed. Staking the heart was somewhat analogous to the practice of driving nails into a vampire’s head.

In many Russian stories, it was noted that the stake had to be driven in with a single stroke—a second stroke would reanimate the vampire. This method seems to be de rived from a belief in old Slavic tales that advised elimination of enemies, of whatever sort, with one blow.

In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Lucy Westenra was finally laid to rest by the dual process of thrusting a stake in her heart and decapitation. A similar process was used for the three vampire brides who resided in Castle Dracula. However, Dracula himself was killed by decapitation and a knife plunged into his chest. The idea of staking the vampire became fixed in the modern vampire myth in the play by Hamilton Deane, which deviated from the novel by having the men who tracked Dracula to Carfax destroy the vampire by staking him. That action was repeated in the Universal Pictures version of Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

The prominence of the stake led to much speculation in various novels and movies concerning the rationale for the use of wooden stakes. For most, the stake simply did brute physical damage to the heart. Others believed that the vampire was directly affected by wood. For some, the stake finally killed the vampire, while others saw it as a mere temporary measure. Thus, the removal of the stake became a means of reviving the vampire for a literary or movie sequel. Robert Edward Lory made one of the more novel uses of the stake. In his novels, his hero Dr. Damien Hough placed a small wooden sliver into Dracula’s body before reviving him. Thus, if Dracula failed to obey Hough or attacked him, the sliver would be thrust into Dracula’s heart returning him to his deathlike state. One of the more (unintentionally) comic moments in vampire movies occurred in Dracula Has Risen from His Grave (1968) when Christopher Lee pulled a stake from his own heart.

Sources:

Barber, Paul. Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1988. 236 pp.

stake

[stāk] (electricity) An iron peg used as a power electrode to transfer current into the ground in electrical prospecting. (engineering) To fasten back or prop open with a piece of chain or otherwise the valves or clacks of a water barrel in order that the water may run back into the sump when necessary. A pointed piece of wood driven into the ground to mark a boundary, survey station, or elevation.

stake

1. A small anvil used for the working of thin sheet metal, so called because it is supported by a sharp vertical prop which is inserted in a hole in the workbench; the sheet-metal worker may select one of a number of different stakes, the particular shape depending on the task. 2. A stick of wood sharpened at one end and set into the ground to act as a boundary marker or to support or hold something.

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noun pole

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verb support

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phrase stake something out

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noun bet

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noun contest

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verb bet

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noun something risked on an uncertain outcome

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noun a right or legal share in something

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noun money or property used to produce more wealth

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verb to put up as a stake in a game or speculation

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verb to supply capital to or for

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noun (law) a right or legal share of something

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noun a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

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

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noun the money risked on a gamble

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noun a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

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verb put at risk

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verb place a bet on

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verb mark with a stake

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verb tie or fasten to a stake

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verb kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

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